95ml / 3.21 oz Jingdezhen Wood Fired Tea Cup - Hand-painted "Golden Toad and Gold Ingot" - Wood Fired Master Cup
$93.99
Description
This teacup is fully handmade, featuring hand‑painted motifs of the Golden Toad and Gold Ingot crafted by an experienced artisan. In Chinese tea culture, the golden toad symbolizes wealth and prosperity, as well as warding off evil spirits and bringing household protection.
Process& technical
The surface is finished with metallic glaze. It develops a metallic luster via wood‑firing, with natural textures formed by fire marks, ash and slag deposits across the glaze.
Patterns are hand‑painted over the glaze and re‑fired at 800°C.
Features of woodfired teawares
1. Each piece is unique.
2. Improves tea flavor
Clay minerals interact with wood‑firing by‑products to form micro‑pores that soften water, reduce hardness and impurities. It delivers smoother, mellower tea, ideal for bitter‑tasting varieties.
3. Boosts tea aroma
Wood‑firing activates clay minerals, triggering reactions with tea to release richer, layered natural aroma.
4. Heat retention & insulation
Low thermal conductivity keeps tea warm longer for better flavor enjoyment.
Specifications
Dia.: 6cm / 2.36''
Height: 6.5cm / 2.56''
Volume: 95ml / 3.21 fl oz (US)
Original: Jingdezhen, China
Package: gift case with certificate
Shipment: USPS
Frequently Asked Questions
Gift wrapping and packaging
The commodity is packed in gift case with soft cotton, which can completely protect the damage through shipment.
Custom and personalized orders
Available
Care instructions
1.When you receive your Jianzhan,please boil it in boiling water for a few minutes. It has the functions of disinfection and warming.
2.When pour tea in cup,since tea temperature is too high to taste,it is better to shake the tea soup first to make it soak into whole cup,in this way,not only can help Jianzhan grow a uniform color, but also can appreciate the magical changes of markings .
3. After finish your tea,blanch it with boiling water,clean it properly. Place in a ventilated and easy-to-dry place or wipe clean with a soft tea cloth,never use fine sand cloth, sandpaper, polishing cloth which will damage Jianzhan surface and make it loose luster and scratches.
What material of Jianzhan wares
The ore is from Jianyang city,which is the original place of Jianzhan ware. It is rich in iron ions, which is special to compare with other place and best to make Jianzhan. The glaze is natural as well.
Why Jianzhan is colorful and unique
It is mainly related to the difference of porcelain minerals and glaze. The glaze is mineral glaze,which is rich of iron ion. Different glaze composition make different pattern.In addition, the temperature and humidity as well as Jianzhan position in the kiln, and other uncontrollable factors will also affect the color formation.So the pattern of each Jianzhan is unique.
Varieties of Jianzhan patterns
There are oil-dripping calendula/butterfly calendula/four-god calendula/partridge spot/tea foam/persimmon red/black gold/rabbit hair/rust spot,etc.
Ancient firing techniques
Collect porcelain ore→crush→elutriation→mixed ingredients→mud storage→clay preparation→kneading→embryo pulling→embryo repair→burning→glazing→put into kiln→roasting(Temperature in the kiln can reach 1350 centigrade)→kiln transmutation(at high temperature, iron ions react chemically,flow on the glaze surface to form unique and beautiful patterns).Every Jianzhan is unique because contingency of kiln transmutation process.
Jianzhan is named Tianmu tea bowl as well?
Yes exactly! Jianzhan is original in Song Dynasty. Original place is in Fujian province,Jianyang city. Jianzhan tea bowl was very popular,people especially the rich love so much!A Japanese Buddhist visit a temple called Tianmu in Zhejiang province, he found out Jianzhan in the temple and take some back to Japan,call it Tianmu tea bowl.