{"product_id":"handcrafted-shino-wood-fired-pottery-teacup-006","title":"Stone from the Deep — Shino Wood-Fired Teacup","description":"\u003csection aria-label=\"Product essentials\"\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDetails at a Glance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.97 in (50 mm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRim diameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.89 in (73.4 mm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBody diameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3.15 in (80 mm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBase diameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.46 in (37.1 mm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 220 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUse:\u003c\/strong\u003e handmade, wood-fired Shino teaware suitable for serving tea\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAvailability:\u003c\/strong\u003e one of a kind; one piece available\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShips from Vancouver, Canada. Orders are normally dispatched within 1–3 business days after payment confirmation. See our \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/policies\/shipping-policy\"\u003eShipping Policy\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/policies\/refund-policy\"\u003eReturn \u0026amp; Refund Policy\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\u003ch2\u003eStone from the Deep\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eRound, dense, and utterly self-contained — this cup looks as though it was formed not by human hands but by geological time. The exterior is blanketed in a dense, crawled glaze of deep grey-green and white, like lichen colonising ancient rock, or the surface of a meteorite that has travelled through fire and cold and arrived, finally, at rest. It sits low and heavy in the palm, and when you look inside, the world changes entirely.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eGlaze \u0026amp; Surface\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe exterior is covered in a strongly crawled and blistered glaze — thousands of small, rounded nodules of white and grey-green glaze, densely packed and deeply textured, like the surface of a rough stone or the skin of a sea creature. Dark iron-grey shows through between the nodules, grounding the composition. The upper body deepens toward the rim, where the glaze becomes darker and more iridescent — blue-black and metallic, like the surface of still water at night. The interior is the revelation: a swirling, luminous world of deep blue-violet and white — dense, bubbled, and alive — with a bright, glowing pool of cobalt blue at the centre, like a bioluminescent creature seen from above, or a portal opening in the dark. White glaze bubbles and rings scatter across the surface like stars reflected in a midnight lake.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eForm \u0026amp; Feel\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRound, low, inward-curving chawan form — meditative and self-contained\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSubstantial weight with excellent heat retention\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeeply textured exterior — like holding a piece of the earth itself\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLuminous, otherworldly interior — a world revealed only when you look within\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Glow Within\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe distinctive blue luminosity of this cup's interior is the result of copper and iron compounds reacting with the wood-fire atmosphere at peak temperature — a chemical event that cannot be planned, controlled, or repeated. Every cup that emerges from the kiln with this depth of interior glow is a distinct result of this firing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA cup for those who seek the sacred in the everyday. One of a kind, never to be repeated.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eCare\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuitable for contact with tea. Hand wash gently and avoid abrasive cleaners. Variations and firing marks are part of this one-of-a-kind handmade piece.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Eastern Metaphysics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48928707477678,"sku":"EM-SN-TC-006","price":60.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0763\/8931\/8830\/files\/IMG_20260618_140105.jpg?v=1787160275","url":"https:\/\/easternmetaphysics.art\/fr\/products\/handcrafted-shino-wood-fired-pottery-teacup-006","provider":"Eastern Metaphysics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}