When the ship sank, this small tea bowl and saucer drifted to the bottom of the South China
Sea and stayed there for over 300 years. Today, I
took them down to the river to photograph them. But not too close. It seems unlikely they'd want anything further to do with heavy water. I haven't even been able to make myself pour tea into the cup. But I do spend a fair amount of time daydreaming about their long, long drift and sleep in the South China Sea. . .
You can tell they belong with the water ... but not too close. Great picture ... it's hard to make inanimate objects show emotion, but these do!
ReplyDeleteOh, my goodness--what an amazing story. What a treasure! Thank you for sharing their tale. Wouldn't it be cool if things could talk? Have a wonderful day, my dear!
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