Usagi Yojimbo #33
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "A Potter's Tale," Stan Sakai crafts a quiet yet resonant story where a thief’s accidental mark on an unfired bowl sparks an unexpected artistic revolution. When a hidden jewel leaves its trace in a clay vessel, the potter sees not a flaw, but a breakthrough—transforming a moment of theft into a defining innovation. With Sakai’s signature blend of subtle humor and craftsmanship, this issue stands as a poignant meditation on creativity and chance, all drawn and lettered by the series’ creator.
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Samo the thief burglarizes a local merchant, then hides in the pottery shop, pushing a precious jewel into an unfired bowl, then pulling one side down to mark it. The next day the potter finds the deformed bowl, realizes the deformity forms the innovation he was looking for and deforms all of his bowls the same way.
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