Ceramic Gaiwan Tea Cup 150ml, Ding Kiln 定窑, 'Jing' 静 Calligraphy

White Ding-kiln (定窑) porcelain with 静 (Jìng) — stillness, quiet — painted down the bowl in confident black strokes. Up top, the lid's crescent moon floats through thin cloud lines, the same motif that runs through this whole calligraphy series. Slim dark lines edge the lid and saucer.

The 150ml bowl has an easy gongfu proportion: wide enough to let the leaves open, light enough to pour one-handed. Lid, bowl, and saucer — everything you need, nothing you don't.

• Material: Ding-kiln (定窑) white porcelain
• Origin: Jingdezhen, China
• Capacity: about 150ml
• Size: about 9 cm wide × 8 cm high
• Includes: lid, bowl, and saucer