Flower ware, also called *zhuodang*, derives its forms from the natural world. This requires us to have life experience and to observe carefully. The compositional structure of flower ware must have variation. When drawing material from natural forms, we must never mechanically copy them, but rather refine them and apply artistic processing, rather than reproducing them entirely. Tree stumps and bamboo segments can be many or few, but there is one standard: they must possess strong expressive power. Currently, when we produce "grape teapots," we don't observe grape vines; when we produce "bamboo segments," we don't observe bamboo. This is wrong. For example, the leaves of grape vines (and other vines) grow at the nodes of the vine, similar to bamboo leaves, and not like tree branches. As for bamboo, the growth pattern of bamboo is five leaves to one shoot, because when a new shoot emerges, the sixth leaf naturally falls away. In painting techniques as well, there is only the principle of five leaves. For sculpting bamboo leaves and bamboo segments, specialized tools are needed. Generally, one needs a pointed knife for applying bamboo leaves and a bamboo-made burnishing tool. For a single work, the pointed knife applies the bamboo leaves, while the burnishing tool rolls the bamboo stems, curls the bamboo leaf corners, and presses the bamboo nodes. Decoration is for the sake of beauty. Beauty includes healthy beauty and imperfect beauty. We should advocate for healthy beauty, but this doesn't mean we cannot use imperfect beauty for decoration. For example, Xiang Sisi's "peach cup"—the cup body is a peach branch hollowed out by insects. Due to his superb skill, he demonstrates meticulous technique, giving people aesthetic value to appreciate. Therefore, when sculpting tree stumps, it's not that we cannot create decayed scars, but if we make tree stumps covered entirely in decay, the effect will inevitably be counterproductive. Works full of scars, combined with poor technique or even no technique at all, will inevitably give people an impression of ugliness and will be uncomfortable to use. In creative work, we must maintain integrity, use our minds, apply our knowledge, and not be ashamed to ask questions. We should neither feel inferior nor arrogant, nor should we mock others. In life and creative work, we must have style. We must avoid forming bad habits. Some operational methods for making "Small Five Bamboo": [The final line appears to be fragmentary notes or technical instructions that are partially illegible in the original]