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Jingdezhen Blue-and-White Porcelain: The Highest Expression of Tea Ceremony Aesthetics

“White as jade, bright as a mirror, thin as paper, resonant as a chime” — Jingdezhen blue-and-white porcelain has become the highest symbol of Chinese tea ceremony aesthetics through its distinctive artistic allure. A finely crafted blue-and-white porcelain gaiwan is not merely a vessel for brewing tea, but a work of art in motion.

September 2024 · 5 minutesRead

Jingdezhen Blue-and-White Porcelain: The Highest Expression of Tea Ceremony Aesthetics
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Known as the “Porcelain Capital”, Jingdezhen is one of the most important centres of porcelain production in China and the world. Its kilns have burned for a thousand years, and Jingdezhen’s artisans transform kaolin and glaze into breathtaking works of art with their exquisite craftsmanship.

The allure of blue-and-white porcelain lies in its distinctive cobalt blue. On pure white porcelain, artisans use cobalt oxide as pigment to paint designs of landscapes, flowers and birds, and figures. A transparent glaze is then applied, and firing at high temperatures brings forth a profound, pure beauty in blue and white.

Reborn Tea’s blue-and-white porcelain gaiwans are all selected from the finely crafted, handmade works of renowned Jingdezhen workshops. Each is a unique work of art, bringing visual pleasure to the experience of tea.

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