Age and aging is big, like the teapot. So too is the sun and Grace shares the symbolism of the Shinto creation myth. The mirror on the handle represents Amaterasu's coming out, it's broken to indicate the 'Eight Millions' of possible refelctions. The sword in the myth is translated to the spout or cock of the teapot and the cosy represents the cloth offerings. Grace the teapot is the lure to all those lights shining brightly in their own caves to come out.
Grace is a genuine representation of folk culture.
She was created in a community made up of individuals linked to each other by common interests, work, traditions, values and sentiments. Grace is an artwork produced in an integrated community which knows what it's doing, by women and artists who've mastered the techniques of production and in so doing can guarantee the authenticity of the work.