Der wohl bekannteste und bis zum heutigen Tag ungebrochen beliebte Keramikstil, die blau-weiße Keramik (Chinesisch: Qing Hua = "blaue Blumen/Muster"), war im Jingdezhen des 14. Jahrhundert ein geradezu revolutionäres Produkt. Erste Spuren blau-weißer Keramik lassen sich zwar bereits bis in die Tang-Dynastie (618-907) zurückverfolgen, erst in der Yuan-Dynastie (1279-1368) allerdings begannen die Töpfer in Jingdezhen den Ton und die spezielle Brenntechnik so zu perfektionieren, dass eine gesteigerte Produktion hochwertigen Qinghua Porzellans erst richtig möglich wurde. Hauptbestandteil des leuchtend-blauen Farbtons ist Kobaltoxid, eines der wenigen Pigmente, die den hohen Brenntemperaturen von Porzellan standhalten. Das bemerkenswert stabile Pigment wurde ursprünglich aus Persien importiert und wird vor dem Brennen unter die Glasur aufgetragen. Obwohl die Herstellung blau-weißen Porzellan mittlerweile auch in vielen anderen Ländern als China erfolgt, gilt das Original aus Jingdezhen bis heute zum Wertvollsten seiner Art.
Teacup
Guanzizai
Jingdezhen
SKU
7784
Yoshi En has recently grown out of Sunday Natural to become an independent premium tea store. As part of this transition, some products may still be shipped in Sunday Natural packaging.
Appreciate all the subtle flavours of fine Chinese teas with this charming cup in a bold blue and white style. Handcrafted in Jingdezhen: the birthplace of porcelain, his cup is hand-painted with the Chinese characters for Guanzizai, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, together with a passage from the popular Heart Sutra. Pair with the Guanzizai Gaiwan and Hu Cheng teapot stand.
| Item | Teacup |
| Origin | Jingdezhen, Jiangxi, China |
| Dimensions | Ø5cm x H4.7cm |
| Volume | 45ml |
| Material | Porcelain |
| Decoration | 觀自在 |
Each item is handmade and unique, therefore size and brushstokes will vary slightly
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Jingdezhen 景德鎮
The birthplace of porcelain, Jingdezhen has been producing the finest Chinese ceramics for over a thousand years and was home to some of China’s most important imperial kilns. Surrounded by breathtaking nature in the northeastern corner of Jiangxi province, the remoteness of the small city has helped preserve age-old traditions that are still in practice to this day. When Europeans first encountered Chinese porcelain back in the 14th century, they concluded that this ethereal yet solid "white gold" could only have been made by magic. The secret? Kaolin: the soft white clay essential to manufacturing porcelain, named after the Gaoling mountain in Jingdezhen where this resource was available in abundance.
Pin Ming Bei
The legendary Chinese tea master Lu Yu (733–804), aka "the Sage of Tea", regarded frugality and restraint as essential to the art of the tea connoisseur. Few tea accessories encapsulate these qualities quite as effectively as the tiny Pin Ming Bei cup (literally "tasting tea cup") designed for sipping, rather than gulping, thereby encouraging the user to focus on and savour the taste of the tea. This is especially pertinent for fine Chinese teas that subtly evolve with each infusion, taking the drinker on a flavour journey. Full-bodied oolong teas in particular, with a stronger taste and aroma, are best enjoyed in small sips.
Qinghua 青花
Probably the most recognised and enduring of ceramic styles, blue and white pottery, known as Qinghua in Chinese (literally "blue flowers/patterns") was a revolutionary product in 14th century Jingdezhen. Traces of blue and white wares can be found as far back as the Tang dynasty (618-907) but it wasn’t until the Yuan dynasty (1279-1368) that potters in Jingdezhen perfected the clay and firing technology, which allowed for the mass production of quality Qinghua. The key ingredient in the vibrant blue hue is cobalt oxide: one of the very few pigments that can withstand the high firing temperatures of porcelain. This remarkably stable pigment was initially imported from Persia and is applied under the glaze before baking. Although blue and white wares came to be produced elsewhere in China — and around the world! — those from Jingdezhen are prized for their unmatched craftsmanship.
