Earthen Echo – Kiln-Change Handcrafted Porcelain Tea Cup

This handcrafted porcelain tea cup collection celebrates the wabi-sabi charm of kiln-change artistry — where fire, clay, and chance converge to create serene, one-of-a-kind vessels.

Each tea cup is fired at high temperatures, allowing natural glaze variations to bloom like landscapes shaped by time. The layered mineral tones and tactile finish evoke the quiet strength of mountain stone and aged wood, grounding each tea ritual in a sense of balance and calm.

Available in five kiln-change finishes — Bronze Ash, Celadon Mist, Ivory Drift, Crimson Ember, and Amber Sand — each glaze reflects a distinct natural element, from tranquil earth hues to radiant warmth. With a 130ml capacity and refined form, this tea cup bridges rustic authenticity with timeless elegance.

Includes (per piece): 1 × ceramic tea cup

Artisan Heritage

• Made in: Jingdezhen, China — celebrated as the “Porcelain Capital” for over a millennium. Nestled in the hills of Jiangxi Province, Jingdezhen has been the beating heart of Chinese ceramics since the Song dynasty. Once home to imperial kilns producing wares exclusively for the royal court, its legacy lives on through generations of master artisans. Every piece from this region carries echoes of dynastic elegance, time-honored technique, and cultural refinement.
• Crafted by: Master artisans who inherit generations of traditional ceramic craftsmanship, shaping each piece entirely by hand using slow wheel-throwing and brush-glazing techniques
• Firing process: Kiln-fired at 1325°C for a full 24 hours, undergoing a rigorous 72-step journey from clay to porcelain — each stage enhancing its strength, resilience, and delicate tactility
• Legacy: Jingdezhen porcelain has graced royal courts, Silk Road caravans, and collectors' shelves around the world. Today, its legacy lives on through a quiet elegance that blends timeless form with contemporary soul

Product Details

• Set Includes: 1 × ceramic tea cup
• Dimensions: Tea Cup: 6.6 × 5.5 cm
• Capacity: Tea Cup: 130ml
  
• Material: High-fired porcelain with hand-brushed white slip coating (fen-yin technique). Matte finish with natural surface variation and exposed clay texture.
• Finish: High-quality glaze with subtle brushstroke texture, creating a refined visual depth. Each piece is handcrafted, with natural variations in tone and pattern that make it uniquely its own.

Meaning & Symbolism

• Fen-yin (white slipware) is a traditional ceramic technique where a layer of white slip — a liquid clay — is brushed over a darker clay body. Instead of smoothing or covering completely, the artist leaves the surface intentionally uneven, allowing the underlying material to show through. This creates a unique texture and depth, often called a “white blush” or “ceramic makeup.” Each piece reveals hand-brushed marks, thickness variations, and natural imperfections — a celebration of imperfection and individuality in handmade porcelain.
• Born from the meeting of earth and flame, each glaze in this collection tells a quiet story of transformation — where minerals melt, settle, and bloom into landscapes of texture and depth. Every tea cup carries the memory of fire, echoing time’s passage in its subtle gradients.
• The flowing kiln patterns evoke mountain ridges and riverbeds, grounding the tea ritual in nature’s calm rhythm. Each hue — from celadon green to amber gold, ivory white to deep bronze — embodies a unique emotion: serenity, renewal, warmth, and reflection.
• Handcrafted through high-temperature firing, every cup bears traces of the artisan’s touch — a dialogue between control and spontaneity, precision and chance. This harmony between man and material makes each piece truly unrepeatable.

• Beyond its form, the tea cup symbolizes the balance between simplicity and spirit — reminding us that quiet beauty often resides in imperfection, and that each moment of tea is also a moment of stillness within the soul.
  

Craft Story: Jingdezhen

• Historical Significance: Nestled in the misty mountains of Jiangxi Province, Jingdezhen has been crafting porcelain for over 1,700 years. The city’s kilns once produced imperial ware for Tang and Song courts, setting technical and aesthetic benchmarks that shaped East Asian ceramics for centuries.
• Ceramic Innovation: Beyond its legacy, Jingdezhen is a crucible of innovation — where traditional hand-throwing and glazing coexist with contemporary experimentation. Studios in the region continue to develop unique clay bodies, custom glazes, and sculptural techniques passed down through apprenticeships and artist guilds.
• Cultural Impact: From monochrome wares to celadon and blue-and-white porcelain, Jingdezhen’s artistic output has long been a cultural ambassador of Chinese craftsmanship. Its ceramics have crossed oceans, appearing in museum collections and collector circles from Kyoto to Amsterdam.
• Modern Renaissance: Today’s Jingdezhen is a vibrant creative hub — home to thousands of independent ceramic artists, design studios, and cross-disciplinary collaborations. The city bridges past and present, producing work that is both deeply rooted and globally relevant.
  

Care Instructions

• Dishwasher safe — suitable for everyday machine washing
• Microwave safe — porcelain is heat-resistant and beverage-safe

• Also easy to hand wash — gentle cleaning preserves the artisan texture and glaze