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A round ceramic vessel, like a jewel on display. Its shape is almost perfectly spherical, tapering slightly to a narrow, flat foot that props it up, and it wears a snug lid crowned with a tiny, orb-like knob. Around the lid’s rim there are petal-like folds or a ruffled collar that contrast with the smoothness of the body; the lid itself looks darker and a little rougher, as if it were fired to a different finish.

The surface of the pot is what draws the eye: an iridescent, metallic sheen that shifts between burnished gold, pewter, blue-green and soft reds depending on the angle. Fine crackle and subtle striations run across the glaze, and there are smoky, charcoal-like patches and speckles that give it a slightly weathered, ancient feel. Light skims across the curvature, bringing out highlights on the roundest parts and deepening the shadowed bands where the color pools. The overall effect is of a small, aged orb — both luminous and tactile — that balances deliberate craftsmanship with the unpredictable nuances of its surface treatment.