Description
Underglaze Red Plum Blossom Shouwo Cup
A traditional form, brought to life through the distinctive beauty of underglaze red.
Handcrafted in Jingdezhen, this medium-sized Shouwo Cup features plum blossom imagery painted in rich red against a luminous porcelain ground. The restrained composition allows the branches and blossoms to unfold naturally across the curved surface, creating a balance between strength and delicacy.
The Shouwo Cup is designed to rest comfortably in the palm, making the experience of drinking tea as much about touch as it is about sight.
What makes this piece particularly distinctive is its underglaze red decoration — a demanding porcelain technique in which the pigment is applied beneath the glaze before firing. The final color emerges through the kiln, giving the blossoms their characteristic depth and warmth.
A small vessel carrying one of the most enduring images in Chinese aesthetics: the plum blossom blooming against the cold.
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Once a call tag is issued, Arteriors requires all products to be returned to us within 30 days.Please note, Arteriors is not responsible for fees charged by 3rd parties for services retained by clients, including, but not limited to, installation, storage, inspection, and packaging.
The plum carries its own fragrance, yet never competes to be the first herald of spring.
Before winter has fully loosened its hold, the plum blossom is already in bloom. Its branches are neither elaborate nor its flowers ostentatious, yet against a world of quiet white, they leave behind the most vivid touch of red.
The Chinese cherish the plum blossom not merely for its beauty, but because it blooms while the rest of nature is still asleep. It has therefore become a metaphor for the human spirit—to remain true to one’s purpose in adversity and to preserve one’s inner fragrance through the harshest winter.
This touch of underglaze red is concealed between the porcelain body and its transparent glaze. Only after being transformed by fire does its true color emerge. Here, the plum blossom and porcelain share a similar destiny: both must pass through fire before revealing the color that is uniquely their own.
