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tea pots in Avatar: the Last Airbender Book 1

Iroh’s, Zhao’s, Bumi’s, 
 Iroh’s, Jeung Jeung’s, Zhao’s, 
Zhao’s, Bumi’s

Fire Nation seems to prefer the clawed, possibly cast iron pot-bellied type; cast iron can be boiled over a candle, which would be fitting. Zhao’s tea pot seems to have a flame-shaped metal insert on the lid and the spout is shaped like a dragon. It is much more ornate than Iroh’s on Zuko’s ship. 

The matching Earth Kingdom pots we see at Bumi’s feast are more likely clay pots, similar to square yixing pots from China. Clay pots also suit the Earth Kingdom for obvious reasons. 

The one that appears to be earthen ware is Jeung Jeung’s side-handle type pictured in the center.

book 1 / book 2 / book 3

#tea #screencaps #nice

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The most important NPC in Baldur’s Gate btw

#baldur's gate 3 #incredible #cabbage man

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when teenaged rebellion goes too far

#iroh #zuko #modern au #??? #lol #fanart

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#the cabbage man #fanart #excellent #katara #aang #sokka

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You’re getting married to your Tumblr pfp how fucked are u

#FUCK YEAH FREE TEA FOR LIFE #tumblr games

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Yknow I wonder how Jin felt when she saw Lee— who was so awkward on a date with her, who failed at juggling to make her smile, who lit up all the lanterns just for her, who kissed her back— be hailed as Prince Zuko, conquerer of Ba Sing Se. I wonder if after the war… if he ever tried to find her. If she ever redeemed that free cup of tea.

#fic recs #jin #other people's liveblogging

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Gorgeous work!

Someone choreographed a bharatnatyam interpretation of the ATLA opening a few years back, definitely check out the vid if you're interested

bharatnatyam air bender

#fanart #excellent #real world cultural inspirations #airbenders #dance

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Cultural Fashion: Aunt Wu

Okay, I officially retract my previous post about Aunt Wu’s head dress.

By pure accident, I’ve stumbled across the real inspiration behind Aunt Wu’s character design: jūnihitoe (十二単) robes. Junihitoe robes are a style of formal court dress first worn during the Heian period by noble women and ladies-in-waiting in the Japanese Imperial Court. Nowadays, this style of dress can be seen on hina dolls and members of the Japanese royal family during important ceremonies. Although much less elaborate, Aunt Wu’s clothing shares a similar silhouette and many design elements with junihitoe robes: wide sleeves, thigh-length coat, and a long skirt split down the middle to show off an underskirt.

Paired with the ceremonial junihitoe robes is the ceremonial hairstyle called osuberakashi (大垂髪), meaning “great bound hair”. Osuberakashi is a hairstyle meant to show off the impressive length of a woman’s hair; the hair close to the scalp is styled into a large bouffant while the remainder of the hair is tied into a low ponytail. The bouffant is decorated with traditional hair accessories or kamiagegu (髪上げ具): the crescent-shaped accessory is a decorative hair comb called a hirakushi (平櫛) and the circular accessory is called a hirabitai (平額). The ponytail is decorated with colorful hair ties. Aunt Wu’s hair possesses all of these characteristics and accessories, although her hirabitai lacks the decorative prongs of the original— probably for ease of animation.

I don’t think there’s any particularly deep reason for why they chose this style for Aunt Wu. The overall junihitoe aesthetic looks elegant, important, and long-standing— an image that Aunt Wu tries hard to foster. I guess we could headcanon that Aunt Wu might originally be from Kyoshi Island, since her cultural inspiration is the same (Heian-period Japan).

Fun Fact: Wigs emulating this traditional hairstyle are available online. They’re called marukamoji (丸髢).

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#madam wu #real world cultural inspirations #thanks for the update!

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#puns #memes #haha

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Hope is something you give yourself. That is the meaning of inner strength.

#toph #momo #aang #fanart #nice

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#fix tags #haha #the gaang #fanart

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Kyubey encounters Azula

this was for Azula week Day 1: Loneliness or Crossover

(i thought about drawing Azula with Homura or maybe Kyoko but ended up with Kyubey instead)

#OH MY GOD #fanart #pmmm #crossover #azula #i'm sure nothing bad will come of this

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@azulaweek day 3: princess azula

i have no fashion sense so this outfit was a real challenge D: i used the typical fire nation symbols for the accessories: national symbol shaped earrings and crown, the firebending masters ran & shaw inspired dragon hair pin, the usual red & gold colored clothes, and there are a few blue colored pieces to represent azula's blue flames too ~

#azula #fanart #fashion #nice

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HAIL TO THE FIRE LORD

#zuko #fanart #nice

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So many Tophs and one (1) Aang

#toph #aang #fanart #nice #lol @ bottom left corner

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an earthbender, the new firelord and the avatar visit the southern water tribe

[ID found by clicking alt on the piece]

#toph #zuko #aang #fanart #excellent #fashion

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toph "the rock" beifong

#toph #fanart #nice