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Handmade kiln-change mug with streaked rock-brown and pink glaze

What Is Kiln-Change Glaze? Why Every Piece Come...

Booker Zhang

Kiln-change glaze (窑变, flambé) is color formed in the fire, not painted on. This guide explains what it is, where it comes from, and why no two pieces are ever...

What Is Kiln-Change Glaze? Why Every Piece Come...

Booker Zhang

Kiln-change glaze (窑变, flambé) is color formed in the fire, not painted on. This guide explains what it is, where it comes from, and why no two pieces are ever...

A collected table set with mismatched handmade porcelain plates and bowls

How to Set a Collected Table: A Quiet-Luxury Gu...

Booker Zhang

A plain-English guide to the “collected table” — why perfectly matched white plates are giving way to handmade porcelain, and how to mix pieces into a warm, personal table.

How to Set a Collected Table: A Quiet-Luxury Gu...

Booker Zhang

A plain-English guide to the “collected table” — why perfectly matched white plates are giving way to handmade porcelain, and how to mix pieces into a warm, personal table.

Blue-and-white Jingdezhen porcelain teapot, cups and vase styled on an oak shelf

How to Style Blue-and-White Porcelain at Home

Booker Zhang

A practical styling guide to blue-and-white porcelain (青花, qinghua) — how to use China's most timeless pattern on a table, a shelf, and around the home, without making a room...

How to Style Blue-and-White Porcelain at Home

Booker Zhang

A practical styling guide to blue-and-white porcelain (青花, qinghua) — how to use China's most timeless pattern on a table, a shelf, and around the home, without making a room...

Hands pouring tea from a white Jingdezhen porcelain gaiwan into small cups

How to Use a Gaiwan: A Step-by-Step Brewing Guide

Booker Zhang

A plain-English guide to the gaiwan — the lidded bowl at the heart of gongfu tea — covering what it is, how to choose one, and a five-step method to...

How to Use a Gaiwan: A Step-by-Step Brewing Guide

Booker Zhang

A plain-English guide to the gaiwan — the lidded bowl at the heart of gongfu tea — covering what it is, how to choose one, and a five-step method to...

Purple Mist Peony hand-painted porcelain — a peony motif in soft purple

The Peony on Chinese Porcelain: China's King of...

Booker Zhang

A plain-English guide to the peony (牡丹) in Chinese art and porcelain — why it is called the king of flowers, what it symbolizes, and how it lives on in...

The Peony on Chinese Porcelain: China's King of...

Booker Zhang

A plain-English guide to the peony (牡丹) in Chinese art and porcelain — why it is called the king of flowers, what it symbolizes, and how it lives on in...

Hand-painted blue-and-white cat gaiwan, two-piece lidded tea bowl

Two-Piece vs Three-Piece Gaiwan: Why Your Gaiwa...

Booker Zhang

A plain-English guide to two-piece and three-piece gaiwans — what the saucer is actually for, why some lidded tea bowls skip it, and how to brew with either.

Two-Piece vs Three-Piece Gaiwan: Why Your Gaiwa...

Booker Zhang

A plain-English guide to two-piece and three-piece gaiwans — what the saucer is actually for, why some lidded tea bowls skip it, and how to brew with either.

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