"Da Chan Ding" (大禅定), literally "great meditative absorption," describes a state of complete stillness in Chan Buddhist practice — the body settled, the mind unhurried, undisturbed by what moves around it. The bowl carries that quality in its low, broad form: a wide belly, a short body, and a steady foot ring, so it sits grounded and unmoved on the table.
The glaze is a Tian Yan (天眼, "Sky Eye") oil spot, set on a deep black ground with strong, raised silver crystals covering both the interior and the exterior. The spots are larger and more three-dimensional here than in many oil-spot bowls, with a clear blue-green iridescence in places where the light catches the surface. Inside, the same pattern continues — densely packed, bead-like crystals across the entire bowl.
Handcrafted in Jianyang, Nanping, Fujian — historically known as Jianzhou or Jian'an — and fired at 1300°C. The bowl is dense in hand and holds heat well; its iron-rich glaze is often said to soften the taste of the tea.
| Capacity |
190 ml |
| Weight |
258 g |
| Height |
5.5 cm |
| Diameter |
8.5 cm |
Handmade — slight variations in size and weight are normal.
Held in hand for size reference — see photo above.
Photos are taken of one piece selected at random from each batch. The bowl you receive will carry the same glaze and the same overall pattern, with only very slight differences in the exact placement of individual spots or streaks — a subtle variation, never a drastic change. Slight color differences may also appear due to lighting and screen calibration.
Packaging
Each Jianzhan comes in a dedicated cloth bag — cotton-linen exterior, silk-wadding interlayer, velvet-lined interior — then securely packed for safe shipping.
Availability
Limited stock. 2–5 pieces available per design — once sold out, not restocked.
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Note: some bowls carry small smooth sand points on the glaze surface — natural marks left by the firing, very common in wood-fired, traditionally hand-thrown Jianzhan. They are smooth to the touch, with no pits or depressions, do not affect the bowl's use for tea in any way, and are not considered a workmanship defect.
