{"title":"Handmade Ceramics","description":"\u003ch4\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eImmerse yourself in the rich heritage of ceramic tradition with these collectible treasures, designed to stand the test of time. Due to their limited availability, they are destined to become coveted heirlooms cherished by discerning connoisseurs and art enthusiasts alike. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003ePlease note that due to their handcrafted nature and limited supply, each piece may carry slight variations, making it uniquely yours.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eEach piece comes in a beautiful, specialized box for transportation or long-term storage. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"ceramic-1-01","title":"Rivulet","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eZhong Fu Chan's latest piece with us is a hand sculpted veneration of natural rhythms. The harmony in its construction, a recognizable tapered base teapot form melding with an articulated knob and knotted bramble-like handle, interfaces tea with its roots in the natural world. Simplicity is surprisingly unsimple. In our increasingly complex, instant and demanding world, simplicity requires practice and cultivation, within oneself before without. To Chan, the pursuit of simplicity (not an ersatz buzzword or signifier of it) is what consumes his work. There's a desirable unpredictability to the woodfire kiln that tantalizes us, and, by ways, drives the journey towards reticence, humility, austerity, and non-fussiness.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e5\" Length\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e4\" Width\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e2\" Depth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Teawares","offers":[{"title":"Zhan Handmade Ceramic Teapot","offer_id":46258651005151,"sku":"","price":460.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0113\/8897\/7216\/files\/Ceramic_1-01Artboard1_80b95ab8-b498-493a-bc39-4ec6ad81e656.jpg?v=1722278402"},{"product_id":"ceramic-1-2a","title":"Cirrus #1","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMing Qian Chen has been a potter for thirty-five years. This is remarkable because it was at about that time that a renaissance of Taiwanese ceramicists birthed a new and distinct aesthetic and school. The Hualien native fell in love with pottery watching NHK (national television) specials about Sen no Rikyu and the origins of Raku in 1986. Very much before the Internet, he went to libraries, then bookstores to learn everything he could. Every time a Raku or Shino ware exhibition came anywhere to Taiwan, he took a train and went. While a Junior in college, he met another artist through a mutual friend at a pottery workshop—they are still married today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003etall 3.5\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ewide 3\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003elength 4 \/34\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e#12A\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Teawares","offers":[{"title":"Chen Wood-fired Ceramic Teapot","offer_id":46258598772959,"sku":"","price":420.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0113\/8897\/7216\/files\/Ceramic_1-2AArtboard1.jpg?v=1722278756"},{"product_id":"ceramic-1-2e","title":"Water Lilies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“One instant, one aspect of nature contains it all,” said Claude Monet, referring to his late masterpieces, the landscapes of the lily pond near his home in Giverny. The awesome deep blue and violet pigmentation of this pair of tea cups inspire the same contemplation of the timeless transience of nature—perfect for sharing a pot of tea with an old friend. \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMing Qian Chen has been a potter for thirty-five years. The Hualien native fell in love with pottery watching NHK (national television) specials about Sen no Rikyu and the origins of Raku in 1986. Very much before the Internet, he went to libraries, then bookstores to learn everything he could. Every time a Raku or Shino ware exhibition came anywhere to Taiwan, he took a train and went. While a Junior in college, he met another artist through a mutual friend at a pottery workshop—they are still married today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2.5\"W x 2\"H\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Teawares","offers":[{"title":"Pair of Wood-fired Ceramic Cups","offer_id":46258461212895,"sku":"","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0113\/8897\/7216\/files\/1-2EArtboard1.jpg?v=1722279105"},{"product_id":"ceramic-1-3a","title":"Aura #1","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFor one half of the eponymous centerpiece of our\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Aura and Endurance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e release, we selected the wunderkind and celebrated Taiwanese ceramicist label, Taoshi. \u003c\/span\u003eTaoshi’s celebrates simple, well-made pottery for everyday life. The husband and wife team have a kiln in their Taipei home, as well as a small tea room, and craft everything from kitchen wares to large-scale public murals. Truly, they are a treasure to their community. Bored with the rote conventional forms and colors of most handmade ceramics, Taoshi studied glaze and textures, finding ways to uninvent the classics with different lines and alternate forms. The pieces interface with the meaning inherent in media as well as the interplay of memory and texture, particularly how senses are heightened when using a teapot, plate, or cup that was made with care.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5\" long x 3 1\/4\" height x 3\" width\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Teawares","offers":[{"title":"Taoshi Handmade Ceramic Teapot","offer_id":46258517803231,"sku":"","price":320.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0113\/8897\/7216\/files\/Ceramic_1-3AArtboard1.jpg?v=1722279149"},{"product_id":"ceramic-1-4a","title":"Endurance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFor half of the eponymous centerpiece of our\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Aura and Endurance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e release, we selected the wunderkind and celebrated Taiwanese ceramicist, Sheng Zhi Wu. With a rustic, verdigris-like finish, Sheng Zhi Wu's impeccable forms and innovative, natural pigmentation have to be held to be believed. Sheng Zhi Wu learned ceramics along with calligraphy and painting at a young age, combining the interdisciplinary studies of painting and sculpture as well. His amazing trajectory has been the product of discipline, study-honed talent, and fortuitous circumstance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4\" Long\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e3 1\/4\" Wide\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e3\" Tall\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Teawares","offers":[{"title":"A Zhi Handmade Ceramic Teapot","offer_id":46258618400991,"sku":"","price":350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0113\/8897\/7216\/files\/Ceramic_1-4AArtboard1.jpg?v=1722281419"},{"product_id":"ceramic-1-5b","title":"Night Peace","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis classical pear form, wood fired ceramic pot, commendably light in weight and porous in texture, is the perfect companion for sipping, steeping and appreciating handmade tea. We almost never met Ginny Yang, a young, second-generation ceramicist based in Hsinchu. We had an appointment with her parents in a small village called Gongguan outside Miaoli. The elder Hakka couple (some of whose pieces are slated for later release) were very gracious and hospitable, and when we began to make our selections, our eyes caught a stout pot of commendable even roundness, perfect size, with a bulbous lid and harmonious shape: a beautiful pinkish-yellow pear-shape variation with little flecks. They told us, with some amusement, this was not their piece at all—but their daughter’s. After our purchase, we reached out to Ginny and though our itinerary was tight, we managed to bookend a visit to her studio. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4\" Depth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e4 1\/2\" Length\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e3\" Width\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e#15B\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Teawares","offers":[{"title":"Ginny Yang Wood-fired Ceramic Teapot","offer_id":46258644877535,"sku":"","price":220.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0113\/8897\/7216\/files\/Ceramic_1-5BArtboard1.jpg?v=1722281569"},{"product_id":"ceramic-1-5e","title":"Vesper","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eWe almost never met Ginny Yang, the young, second-generation ceramicist based in Hsinchu. We had an appointment with her parents in a small village called Gongguan outside Miaoli. The elder Hakka couple (some of whose pieces are slated for later release) were very gracious and hospitable, and when we began to make our selections, our eyes caught a stout pot of commendable even roundness, perfect size, with a bulbous lid and harmonious shape: a beautiful pinkish-yellow pear-shape variation with little flecks. They told us, with some amusement, this was not their piece at all—but their daughter’s. After our purchase, we reached out to Ginny and though our itinerary was tight, we managed to bookend a visit to her studio. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4 3\/4\" Length\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e3\" Wide\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e3\" Tall\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Teawares","offers":[{"title":"Ms. Yang Wood-fired Ceramic Teapot","offer_id":46258626691295,"sku":"","price":180.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0113\/8897\/7216\/files\/Ceramic_1-5EArtboard1.jpg?v=1722281669"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0113\/8897\/7216\/collections\/willpower_5.png?v=1725040489","url":"https:\/\/spirittea.mom\/collections\/handmade-ceramics.oembed","provider":"Spirit Tea ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}