artinko celadon tea cup longevity motif

~~$116.00~~$101.00 in stock 🟢

In Korea, the bichwi — the secret jade fire of celadon — was lost for six centuries before master potters spent generations coaxing it back from the kiln.

Artinko holds that recovered knowledge. Each cup is wheel-thrown, hand-carved with the longevity motif — crane and cloud, the old symbols of a life well-lived — then sealed under a glaze that turns grey-green smoke in the firing and emerges, improbably, the colour of deep water. No two surfaces resolve identically. The crackle that forms as it cools is considered part of the work.

This is a cup that asks you to slow down. To notice the weight in the palm, the way light moves across the glaze, the small carved figures circling the rim like a quiet wish. It arrived from the maker's hands. It is meant to last.

Every purchase funds one sauna session for one cancer patient.

object№901

categorykorean

makerArtinko (Korean Master Artisan certified shop)

listedMay 4, 2026

edition1 piece

we don't reorder. when it's gone it's gone gone.