Cities and workshopsSanming, Fujian

Neighbourhood Flask Repairer.

Repairs flask lids and replaces friends’ lost seals for free.

Explore the looks
03 looksPersonally purchased tea labelled Jin Jun Mei
Look 01Contemporary craft or city look

Cultural context

Central Min communities

Neighbourhood Flask Repairer / Collection

The looks03

01 Look
Front

A boxy blue work shirt, rust-coloured shorts and chequerboard slip-ons; checks the white seal inside a flask lid being held.

Personally purchased tea labelled Jin Jun Mei
02 Look
Front

A yellow sleeveless waffle-knit top, soft lilac trousers and navy slippers; pours personal tea from a flask into a cup.

Personally purchased tea labelled Jin Jun Mei
07 Look
Front

The Neighbourhood Flask Repairer from Sanming checks that the tea filter is seated in the neck of a blue Zojirushi mug. The lid is held in the other paw, with nothing laid out alongside. The personally purchased tea labelled Jin Jun Mei sits beneath the filter.

Personally purchased tea labelled Jin Jun Mei

00 / Original form

Character starts with form.

A tall, rounded olive cylinder of a head, with a soft tea-cork grain on the side, a smooth, pale facial area and large green eyes. A short natural shoot with a bud behind the right shoulder, and a very compact, sturdy body.