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Pottery Is The Eyes Of The Beholder
In the days of ancient Egypt, when the pharaohs rule the Nile
and Osiris lorded over them, and before the age of the Maoist
communism in China way back in the age of great dynasties and
divided kingdoms there was one distinct craft that was
considered the toast of kings and queens.
In those times the streets are filled and lined up with all
sorts of creations by different master that acclaim for
themselves the right to be called "master potter."
From days of long ago when the art of pottery was considered to
be the greatest career anyone could ever venture and the pottery
techniques are solely-owned by one family.
Just like martial arts in some parts of the Asian region where
they pass on to the next generation of the family lines the
secret technique that can be found in their martial arts,
potters have handed down from generation to generation the
secret to what makes their pots stand out from the other.
And from generation to generation the secret to pottery making
has been a closely guarded knowledge up until the time when
commercial pottery has taken over the good old hand made pots,
vases, jars and other products of pottery.
Today's way of life has taken off by leaps and bounds and the
way we see pottery has greatly deteriorated from the time of the
great kings. Potters nowadays rides a broomstick, waves his
magic wand, has an owl for a pet and plays an out of this world
game where you can literally die.
The good years of the art of pottery has taken a back seat to a
different kind of potter. Sad as it is children, even adults at
this time never really recognize the historical and cultural
impact of pottery in our society.
Besides being one of the oldest means of livelihood in the
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cavemen society, pottery speaks about the kind of life that an
early civilization has. Pottery in ancient China was one of the
major industries back then.
Palaces were adorned with all shapes, sizes and kinds of
pottery. Yet, unlike the crude concoction of mud and water baked
until golden brown or dried under done for a day, the Chinese
discovered the wonderful use of ceramic. Chinaware--which is
what it's commonly called nowadays--is the pioneer product of
the pottery world.
Chinaware is intricately designed with scenery and calligraphy.
Potteries during the age of the dynasties are abundant because
of the diverse cultural influence of the Chinese.
Unlike in the pottery in ancient Egypt, where everything was
either made from red clay or dyed red and then painted on
designs with the juice of berries and trees, Chinese pottery has
reached a certain level of sophistication when it comes to
production process.
Pottery are not just crudely placed on a rotating wheel, shaped
to a certain form, and afterwards baked in the sun. Pottery
making in china offered not just a view at the kinds of
industries they had but the kind of culture that they have
developed.
And way before the western colonizers ever set sail to the
Newfoundland, the Asian and the African side of the world have
set up a civilization based on camaraderie and progress. And
thanks to the presence of ancient pottery, these truths are
realized today to give us an idea what's it like to the pottery
in the eye of the beholder.
About the author:
James Monahan is the owner and Senior Editor of PotteryBase.com and writes
expert articles about pottery.
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