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Scratch and Dent Maple Lacquer Art Flared Ru Yao Cup 2

Scratch and Dent Maple Lacquer Art Flared Ru Yao Cup 2

Regular Price $125.00 Special Price $87.50
This specific, unique tea cup is exactly the cup pictured, only while supplies last.
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Crafted By Feng Zi Studo

Note: this one-of-a-kind scratch and dent offering is discounted 30% to acknowledge the small blemish in the lacquer. This cup is one of the very last remaining from Feng Zi Studio's lacquer ware collaboration. Note the pictured scratch. While the imperfection does not diminish this cup's beauty, we want to point it out.

Lacquer arts in China date back over three thousand years to the Shang Dynasty. This spectacular piece draws on ancient tradition, combining lacquer with classic Ru Kiln ceramics. 

While the oldest lacquer wares are made from turned and carved wood, dipped in countless layers of resin, the problem in bringing this ancient craft into tea culture is lacquer’s dislike of boiling water. Feng Zi Studio takes up the challenge, by making the cup material their stunning Ru, leaving the inside lacquer-free so that the cup can withstand generations of use.

The lacquer layer is built up over many applications, creating a soft smooth feeling, and a beautiful contrasting color to the blue Ru glaze. The brilliant maple leaf imprints against deep swirling greens is a nod to the Song Dynasty Jizhou leaf imprint ceramics tradition.

The cup shape itself is wide and generous with a modern form that complements the lacquer-work.

  • Technical Specifications

    • Weight : 107g
    • width : 7.75 cm
    • Height : 4.5 cm
    • capacity :~95ml

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