Crafting a revival
By Guo Shuhan | China Daily | Updated: 2010-10-19 07:56
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 Sunnuo Qilin makes teapots of black pottery in Tangdui village, Diqing Tibet autonomous prefecture, Yunnan province. Photos by Wang Wei with Tengxun / for China Daily
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Sunnuo Qilin is a black pottery master who is trying to update the traditional craft in an effort to keep it alive. Guo Shuhan reports
Sitting cross-legged on the floor, Sunnuo Qilin meticulously adds a handle to a just-shaped container for buttered tea. He then polishes the body of the pot with a piece of wet deerskin, and pinches a pattern on the handle.
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