unique tea cup, with carved patterns. the glaze creates a beautiful interplay of deep blue and light brown tones.
unique tea cup, with carved patterns. the glaze creates a beautiful interplay of deep blue and light brown tones.
unique tea cup, with carved patterns. the glaze creates a beautiful interplay of deep blue and light brown tones.
unique tea cup, with carved patterns. the glaze creates a beautiful interplay of deep blue and light brown tones.
unique tea cup, with carved patterns. the glaze creates a beautiful interplay of deep blue and light brown tones.
unique tea cup, with carved patterns. the glaze creates a beautiful interplay of deep blue and light brown tones.

Seafoam Whisper - 120 ml Dai Cup

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This Gongfu Cha cup is a unique piece that showcases intricately carved patterns. After being carefully shaped, the cup was baked in a kiln, and a smooth, high-temperature glaze was applied. This glaze creates a beautiful interplay of deep blue and light brown tones that cascade across the surface like twilight waves.

The refined glazing accentuates the texture and depth of the carvings while providing a silky smooth touch that enhances every sip.

Handcrafted by Mrs. Zhang Laoshi
Dai culture pottery artist

Full capacity: 150 mL
Usage capacity: 120 mL
Size: W 7.5 cm x H 6.5 cm
Weight:

DAI-MINORITY TRADITIONAL TEAWARE

张老师 Zhang Laoshi's work

Zhang Laoshi's workshop is a real institution in Jinghong, Xishuangbanna; it is an ample courtyard with multiple traditional Dai buildings, hosting enough space for her work, for her kilns - including a Dragon kiln - , her beloved students, and of course an off-limits space where she develops new ideas.
There is also a small museum which gathers the pieces she has inherited by her family since five generations of Dai pottery masters in Banna. 
Whereas Qiu Laoshi is the Dai tradition innovator, Ms. Zhang is the keeper of the original tradition and design, honed by her contemporary studies and a life of practice.

The soil she uses is sourced locally from Xishuangbanna, between the wild forests of Mengsong, Laobanzhang, and Yiwu. Each of her creations is a delicate and sincere expression of the Yunnan landscape, and all pieces bear her unique signature.

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