{"product_id":"handcrafted-shino-wood-fired-pottery-teacup-023","title":"Frost and Iron — 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 2.86 in (72.6 mm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRim diameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.93 in (74.4 mm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBody diameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3.31 in (84.1 mm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBase diameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.93 in (49 mm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 340 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=\"\/policies\/shipping-policy\"\u003eShipping Policy\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/policies\/refund-policy\"\u003eReturn \u0026amp; Refund Policy\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFrost and Iron\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis cup looks as though it was pulled from a winter landscape and fired into permanence. The exterior is a cascading composition of white Shino glaze and pale blue — streaming downward in fine vertical rivulets like frost forming on cold glass, or rain running down a stone wall — all of it punctuated by dense iron-brown speckles that ground the composition in the earth. It is a cup of quiet drama: restrained on the outside, revelatory within.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eGlaze \u0026amp; Surface\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe exterior is covered in a flowing, layered glaze of white Shino and soft blue-grey, streaming downward in fine vertical channels — the result of the glaze melting and moving during the long wood firing. Iron-brown speckles and patches appear throughout, where the clay body shows through or where iron in the glaze has darkened under the flame. The surface is richly textured: pitted, blistered, and alive with the marks of the fire. The rim is raw and encrusted, dark with iron and glaze residue. The interior is the dramatic counterpoint: a deep, warm iron-rust brown ground, over which large, irregular islands of white Shino glaze have settled and crawled — pale blue at their edges, white at their centres — like ice floes drifting on a dark river, or clouds moving across a burnt-orange sky at dusk.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eForm \u0026amp; Feel\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUpright, slightly squared cylindrical form with a strong, grounded presence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSubstantial weight with excellent heat retention\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRichly textured exterior — tactile and endlessly interesting to hold\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDramatic, contrasting interior — a world revealed only when you look inside\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Interior Surprise\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany Shino cups are beautiful on the outside. Fewer reveal a second, entirely different world when you look within. This cup is one of the rare ones — where the exterior's cool, restrained frost gives way to a warm, volcanic interior of rust and white. It is a cup that rewards the curious, the attentive, and the slow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA cup for those who appreciate the quiet drama of contrast. 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":48928564641966,"sku":"EM-SN-TC-023","price":55.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0763\/8931\/8830\/files\/IMG_20260618_135850.jpg?v=1787160154","url":"https:\/\/easternmetaphysics.art\/products\/handcrafted-shino-wood-fired-pottery-teacup-023","provider":"Eastern Metaphysics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}