Carved Lantern Cup

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Carved Lantern Cup

備前 透彫湯呑

A pierced double-wall cup that becomes a candle lantern when the tea is finished.

USD 620
  • Insulating double wall
  • Doubles as a tealight lantern

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In motion

See the glaze move

Short films from the kiln and the studio table. Tap any frame to open the player, then swipe the reel for more.

The outer wall is carved through in a radiating chrysanthemum before firing; the inner wall stays sealed. Filled with tea, it insulates the hand. Emptied and set over a candle, it throws the same chrysanthemum across a wall. Two objects for the price of the artisan's patience.