Those who are fortunate enough to enjoy a guided tour around the Nymphenburg Manufactory will be amazed by the meditative quiet of the studios. In the hands of these masters of their craft the artists need to keep their concentration at the highest levels at all times when creating unique articles like this peony. Each leaf of this snow-white three-centimetre long peony is shaped freehand using fine knives and spatulas as they gradually grow piece-by-piece into a blossoming flower.