A kiln without walls, a world shaped by fire
Tiancheng Kiln · Record of Object Formation This zisha plate takes the Song dynasty kui-mouth dish as its structural point of reference and is re-formed within a contemporary context. Its aim is not to reproduce a historical form, but to return to the structural judgments through which an object comes into being—asking…
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Object Occurrence · No.001 The Longshan Culture Zisha Cup is an object occurrence practice by TCY, inspired by the Neolithic Longshan black pottery cup and developed within the context of zisha clay and wood firing. Rather than reproducing a prehistoric form, this work seeks to re-examine its structural logic and expressive presence…
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This work is a zisha wood-fired handled cup created by Yidao Teahouse, drawing inspiration from Ruyi imagery in the Song dynasty and the structural logic of Song dynasty tea wares. In the Song dynasty, Ruyi was not understood as a simple auspicious ornament. Rather, it functioned as an aesthetic judgment that emerged…
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This small cup carries no flamboyant form,nor does it rely on any striking glaze.Its presence feels as though a quiet memory has been gently awakened from deep within the earth. The clay body is faintly purple, textured like natural sand—calm, reserved, stone-like in the hand.Fire marks drift across its surface in an…
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Retreat Collection｜Northern Song Lotus-Petal Purple-Sand Cup (Lacquer Restoration)— In the breaks and continuities, one feels the breath of the Northern Song A small cup once slept in the light and shadows of the Northern Song.Its lotus-petal carving—knife as brush—subtle and restrained,like the unspoken Zen left by Song artisans on clay. It has…
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Retreating, in Tuibuji, does not mean stepping back.It means returning—to the origin of the vessel,to the sincerity of the hand,to the quiet heart of ancient aesthetics. This bowl draws from the Song Dynasty banana-leaf motif,a pattern of restraint and quiet order. Fired for three days and nights in an open wood kiln,the…
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Recession Series｜Echoes of Northern Song Ru Ware ·Wood-Fired Zisha Lotus Cup from Qingliang Temple (with Traditional Lacquer Repair)— Three Intangible Heritages in One: Hand-Pinching, Wood-Firing, and Urushi Lacquer Restoration. “Recession” is not a retreat, but a return—a return to deeper ground,to the era when clay and fire were inseparable,and vessels spoke through…
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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 languageand 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…
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Cups from the late Longshan cultureare distinguished by their slender waists,flaring rims, and remarkably thin walls.They are not merely everyday utensils,but evidence of an aesthetic turning toward refinement and proportion. This single-handled cup draws directly from that lineage.Its outward-flaring rim lends the form an upright tension;its gently constricted waist createsa quiet rhythm…
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