{"product_id":"jingdezhen-antique-style-hand-painted-blue-white-teacup-stippled-dragon-floral-motif","title":"Jingdezhen Antique-Style Hand-Painted Blue \u0026 White Teacup – Stippled Dragon \u0026 Floral Motif","description":"\u003cp class=\"p\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginating from Jingdezhen, this teacup features a timeless, well-proportioned silhouette with a gently everted lip, thoughtfully shaped to elevate the everyday tea-tasting experience. Its most exceptional physical feature is the \"Eggshell\" (\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 宋体;\"\u003e薄胎 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"\u003e- botai) craftsmanship. The unfired body is hand-trimmed down to a paper-thin, highly lightweight state that glows with a subtle translucency when held against light. Weighing almost nothing in hand while carrying dense, historic cobalt artwork, this vessel serves as both a precise tasting instrument and a miniature archive of supreme ceramic mastery.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMotif \u0026amp; Technique: Stippled Dragons Through Flowers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBoth the exterior wall and the interior bottom well of the cup are adorned with the classic \"Dragons Wandering Through Flowers\" (\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 宋体;\"\u003e九龙穿花\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"\u003e) motif. Symbolizing ultimate strength, auspicious power, and boundless imperial energy, the stylized dragons weave effortlessly through scrolling floral vines that represent endless vitality. A wonderful detail lies at the very center of the cup's interior, where a framed medallion reveals a miniature dragon, creating an evocative scene of a creature submerged beneath the tea liquor. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe defining artistic value of this piece rests in the meticulous \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStippling Technique (\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 宋体;\"\u003e点工 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"\u003e- diangong)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Rather than relying on broad washes of cobalt to produce gradients, the artisan uses the fine tip of a brush to apply thousands of minute, concentrated dots. By altering the density and depth of these marks, they render the shadows, muscles, and textures of the dragons' scales. This laborious, pointillism-like execution imparts a remarkable sense of three-dimensional depth and structural tension to the blue and white porcelain.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaterial \u0026amp; Craft Specifications\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Jingdezhen, China\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShaping Technique:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Fully hand-thrown and hand-trimmed (Eggshell porcelain technique for high translucency)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eClay Body:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Premium raw ore antique-style clay\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePigment:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Raw ore antique-style cobalt blue pigment\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDecoration:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Fully hand-painted motifs (exterior and interior medallion featuring intricate stippling shading)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGlaze:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Raw ore transparent glaze\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 7.5 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeight:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 4.0 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCapacity:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 70 ml\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"FERMATA ARCHIVE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45300824735859,"sku":null,"price":169.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0701\/8404\/2611\/files\/FA_S04_C06.jpg?v=1785743287","url":"https:\/\/fermata-archive.com\/products\/jingdezhen-antique-style-hand-painted-blue-white-teacup-stippled-dragon-floral-motif","provider":"FERMATA ARCHIVE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}