I made it just in time to Meet Takeshi, the PWS director, at 7:45 in the morning to go to the Monday morning antique market. The chain on my bike broke so I took a motorcycle taxi into town. every cloud has its silver lining (motorcycle taxis are still the coolest). The market is right next to the Super Walmart! It was a weird juxtaposition to see Chinese goods new and so old so close to each other. Takeshi was an amazing guide at the market, he knows a lot about pottery and what dynasties the originate from. Takeshi also bought the amazing piece of carved wood in the photo I posted. It is an incredible example of wood carving, there are phoenixes, flowers, scrolling filigree and it is carved hallow, this photo is definitely worth enlarging.
Hey Pat,
ReplyDeleteThank you for this. It is incredible.
Do you see any art glazed things? Oilspots, crystalline, ...?
John