Handwritten Calligraphy Porcelain Tea Pitcher

Tea flows smoothly and easily from the rounded mouth of this tea pitcher, and stops without spilling. The bottom of this pitcher is finely-ground and polished, allowing it to be used without damaging the tea tray or table underneath. The handwritten Chinese characters (“静”,“禅”,“悟”,“道) both establish a sense of Zen on the pitcher as well as grant it a higher aesthetic value. This is an easy, convenient, and beautiful piece of teaware to use.

Generally speaking, this tea pitcher with elegant lines and radians, unique furnace transmutation color, is very convenient to use.

Furnace Transmutation

The occurrence of 窑变 "furnace transmutation" is probably simply an accidental event in the ceramic manufacturing process, and also probably the result of some unpredictable and uncontrolled color changes happened on porcelain surface caused by temperature variations inside the kiln. No wonder people say one original glazing color can create many unpredictable beautiful colors, which manifest the secret of ancient oriental ceramic art.

Origin

Chaozhou, the coastal city of Guangdong province, is one of the birthplaces of Chinese ceramic culture. The earliest ceramic and porcelain making activity here can be traced back to 1,300 years ago, after years of development it now becomes the largest ceramic-producing areas in China and has been rewarded the title of “ceramics capital of China” in April, 2014. In addition, Chaozhou is also rich in Oolong teas, of which Phoenix Dan Cong is the most famous oolong tea.