Jun De 君德, 188.5ml, Di Cao Qing Zi Ni 底槽青紫泥, by Craftsman Gu Xiao Ming 顾小明。

This is the latest Jun De shape by our latest Craftsman Gu Xiao Ming!  Gu Xiao Ming has been "roped in" since May 2024 by our Craftsman Chen Fa Chu to be altogether in a super happy team! The,Jun De 君德。Jun De 君德, Gentleman's Morality and Integrity.It is one of the top Austere models that is difficult to craft right and cohesively.1.  Jun De 君德, just like Jing Le 静乐, Li Xing 梨形 and Si Ting 思婷, has its main body comprising of two parts to be worked on.  Starting with the singular rectangular Zi Sha slab, the Craftsman needs to paddle-pat and coax the upper half into a constricted/narrower neck, while working on a separate stage, the lower half into a convexity, the eventual form into a continuous cohesion.  The challenge and difficulty in craft lies in the small confines to work with, two body parts with different girths.  A beautiful svelte and excellent silhouette that is seemingly simple, but an Austere shape which takes years of experience to perfect.  It also contains, the Jie Gai 截