Kintsugi Pot Repair

[JeffS73]

I'm enjoying your posts Lieuz. Regarding your unidentified pot in post #224, I believe it is Teizan, have a look at Japanese Bonsai Pots

 

[lieuz]

I'm enjoying your posts Lieuz. Regarding your unidentified pot in post #224, I believe it is Teizan, have a look at Japanese Bonsai Pots

You're my hero, I've been looking all over and couldn't find it. Probably having eye fatigue.

 

[lieuz]

Heian Kouzan (平安香山) - Shohin Rectangle - Sculpting​

A few more weeks went by, and I was able to whittle the crude foot down. It was a super fun little project but it took a bit of time to whittle. I used a semi sharp scalpel to carve large chunks away, and then a fairly dull scalpel to scrape away the surface before I sanded some of it to shape. In the end, the foot came out looking pretty good.


Here's the side profile showing the side with the missing foot. That foot is whittled down to make it look like its companion foot.


Here's the other side, with the 25% missing foot filled back in. You can sorta tell how the two types of foot look different. Also note, those big holes have been filled in. I packed in the composite into those holes and cracks where I could.


Here's a front-on view of the corner perspective of the original foot.


Here's the other side with the sculpted foot. I think it could be a little bit slimmer.


Here's the underside. It's still quite crude and needs to be filled in with sabi urushi.


Here's the underside of the companion foot for reference.


Side profile of the companion foot, original.


I wanted to bring this foot's anatomical features to light. One of the things I love most about this foot is the portion that flips upward.


Here's the line highlighted for your viewing convenience. These types of feet remind me of the footwear of times long gone in China. The little flick upward looks quite elegant, giving it an exquisite classical look. Here's that footwear for reference.



Here's the sculpted foot with that upward motion sanded out. I'll add a little sabi urushi to fill in any pits.

Not bad for sculpting from a big chunk of composite.