Neolithic Three-Footed Zisha Wood-Fired Cup

Inspired by the three-footed pottery of the Neolithic age,
this vessel takes zisha clay as its body and wood-firing as its flame—
reconstructing an ancient structural language
and reviving a quiet, primal presence.

The three feet distribute strength,
balancing weight and lightness.
This “three-point stance,”
born from early human ingenuity,
also grants the vessel a sense of breath and spatial openness in the present.

Through three days and nights in the wood-firing kiln,
the cup is washed repeatedly by flame:
the paths traced by fire, the soft marks of falling ash,
all settle naturally on the surface.
Layers of deep brown, smoky violet, and muted grey emerge—
like an old relic warmed awake from the depths of earth.

This is not a replication of the past,
but a renewed understanding of a vessel’s true nature through fire.
Clay, flame, and form meet here,
allowing ancient sensibility to be seen
in a quiet, contemporary manner.

Signed as “Yi Dao Tea House (一道茶舍).”