Plum Blossom Tea Bowl — Hand-Painted Porcelain, 12 Years in the Making
A hand-thrown porcelain tea bowl, hand-painted with delicate blue plum blossoms and a trailing vine. Inspired by the Japanese chawan tradition, this bowl is equally at home cradling matcha, sipping sake, or enjoying a double espresso — a piece that moves easily between rituals.
This design has been part of my practice for over 12 years, evolving slowly with each version. This rendition features a lighter green vine and smaller flower buds — a quiet, ongoing conversation with a pattern I keep coming back to.
PRODUCT DETAILS
- Material: Handmade porcelain clay
- Capacity: Holds approx. 7 fl oz
- Dimensions: Approx. 2.5" tall, 3.25" wide at the rim
- Food, dishwasher, and microwave safe
- Clear glaze outside, coordinating blue glaze inside
HOW IT'S MADE
Each bowl begins on the potter's wheel, thrown one day and trimmed the next. Once fully dry, I hand-paint the plum blossom and vine design before finishing with a clear glaze outside and a coordinating blue glaze inside. Fired in an electric oxidation kiln.
Made by hand in small batches in my Denver studio — no AI, no mass production, just one potter and 12 years of practice behind every brushstroke.