Island storiesIta Thao / 伊達邵, Yuchi, Nantou
Keeps a little journal of lakeside walks and returns lost bookmarks.
The story / Lakeside Notebook Keeper
Prefers local black tea after a walk.
Cultural context
Lakeside Notebook Keeper / Collection
A blue vest with a large diagonal pocket over a mustard shirt, wide sandy trousers and soft dark boots. A thin closed notebook is secured in a side pocket; both paws hold a clear, closed bottle of ruby-coloured tea at the hip.
A loose smoky-blue home cardigan without the work vest, soft cream trousers and plum slippers. Sits securely on the figure's own legs in a low half-crouch; two paws embrace a broad ceramic mug with a visible red-amber infusion, without a separate lid.
On a lakeside walk, the Lakeside Notebook Keeper peels a tea egg and studies the brown web of lines on the white. The paper pocket catches the shell, while a little notebook waits in its sleeve: this pattern deserves a sketch.
00 / Original form
A rounded pear-shaped ruby head has a smooth, deep tea-like surface. A short bell-shaped torso and soft amber eyes give the figure a thoughtful presence.
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