"Xiang Lu" (香炉杯) takes its name from the form of a traditional incense burner — a short, full body with an everted, slightly flaring rim. The shape conveys stillness and presence: low, balanced, and open, like a small censer at rest on a tea table.
The glaze is a Tian Yan (天眼, "Sky Eye") oil spot on a deep black ground. On the outside, the silver crystals are large, dense, and strongly raised — each spot sitting like a small bead on the surface, with a metallic blue-green iridescence catching the light. Inside, the spots are finer and more closely packed.
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 |
115 ml |
| Weight |
168 g |
| Height |
4 cm |
| Diameter |
8 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.
