Set of Three Cai Shao Gongfu Tasting Cups
Set of Three Cai Shao Gongfu Tasting Cups
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Tea Cups
De Hua Porcelain
Yi Xuan CeramicsThis fully handmade cup set is one-of-a-kind and available while supplies last
Crafted By Yi Xuan
Artist Yi Xuan loves old-school Fujianese Gongfu tea, where three or seven cups are lined up in a triangle, and tea is poured straight from a gaiwan into the cups for guests so it can be appreciated at peak aromatics.
This set of three small gongfu tasting cups is perfect for serious oolong tasting.
Technical Specifications
- weight : 50.25 g
- apprx. capacity : 60 ml
- width : 5.75 cm
- height : 4.5 cm
- firing : Cai Shao
These beautiful pieces are entirely hand-thrown by artist Yi Xuan and came out of the kiln with natural swirling iridescence.
This unique finish an artifact of the extreme heat of her three day firing process that gets so hot she has to build her work from a special hand-blended porcelain mix instead of traditional clay which would otherwise break apart in the kiln.
The cups are not glazed- their color comes entirely from iron-oxide dusts present in her porcelain reacting to the heat of the firing, making them incredibly thin and light, a true pleasure to hold in the hand.
Note: this set is entirely one-of-a-kind. The pictures you see are these exact cups, which are unlike any other that comes out of Yi Xuan’s kiln.
ABOUT THE ARTIST: Yi Xuan
Dehua County Yi Xuan Ceramics Research Institute |
Cai Shao Ceramics Studio Research Center
Master potter, artist and researcher Yi Xuan heads her own officially-recognized Ceramics Research Institute, accredited by the Dehua Ceramics Development Committee as a Research and Development site for collaboration with ceramics craft university programs. She primarily works with national-level ceramics masters and graduate program professors doing experimental kiln firings, researching new techniques and collaborating as an artist and kiln master.
Her wood-fired kiln is based on years of research on ancient firing techniques, along with modern science and collaboration. Due to the immense amount of work to do a firing, Yi Xuan only fires three times a year, with most space devoted to university research projects. This means her own body of work is tiny and mostly reserved by collectors before firing.
Yi Xuan and Verdant Tea
In November 2023, we were lucky enough to be introduced to Yi Xuan through a classmate that studied with one of the professors with whom she collaborates. We became quick friends.
Yi Xuan decided to make a few of the pieces held back for her own personal collection available to us as a cultural exchange to share Dehua’s ancient and ever changing ceramics tradition.
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