[清本源 x Gohobi Gallery] Thin-Body Sweet White Five Peach Butterfly Linglong Cup – Reclining Foot Form (80ml)

When thin-body porcelain becomes light as cicada wings, allowing moonlit clarity to pass through its surface, it reveals a philosophy of making that mirrors a clear and attentive mind. In this cup, the precision of inner-mould imprinting reflects form as a mirror reflects the world, while the vitality of carving captures fleeting traces like light lingering on glass. Both meet within clay and flame, forming a vessel that embodies the artisan’s practice of using the heart as a mirror to return to the essence of craft.

The inner-mould imprinting technique used in this thin-body porcelain allows patterns to be faithfully transferred from mould to clay in a process akin to a mirrored encounter. Classic motifs such as scrolling branches are pressed gently into the body, where every depth, curve, and transition must reflect the original design with exact clarity—neither exaggerated nor diminished. The clay responds instantly to pressure, allowing the pattern to surface naturally, just as a mirror reflects what appears before it without hesitation. Once released from the mould, the porcelain retains the pattern without residue or attachment, embodying the principle of responding fully in the moment and leaving no trace behind.

After shaping, external carving becomes a further act of refinement, much like clearing dust from a mirror’s surface. Working on a body thin as paper, the artisan guides the blade with acute awareness, allowing scrolling forms to extend freely and cloud-like rhythms to flow without force. Each cut requires sensitivity to both the material’s limits and the pattern’s natural cadence, avoiding both the fear of misstep and the desire for excess. Historical craftsmen spoke of carving as an art of subtraction, where removing what is unnecessary allows true form to emerge. In this process, restraint replaces display, and attention replaces ambition, allowing decoration and body to merge seamlessly.

Rendered in a soft sweet white glaze, the linglong five-peach and butterfly motifs reveal themselves gently through light. Peaches symbolise longevity and blessing, while butterflies carry meanings of joy and abundance. Rather than asserting these symbols overtly, the cup allows them to appear quietly, inviting contemplation rather than proclamation. The reclining foot form grounds the vessel with calm stability, resting naturally in the palm and encouraging slow, attentive use.

In the union of inner imprinting, carving, and light, the cup becomes a metaphor for life itself. Its lightness suggests freedom from burden, its inner and outer harmony reflects alignment between intention and action, and its translucency speaks to clarity gained through letting go. As the artisan waits through kiln fire without clinging to outcome, so too does this cup invite a way of living rooted in presence rather than result.

Diameter: 6.6 cm
Height: 4.3 cm
Capacity: 80 ml

The listed price is for one cup. Each piece is individually handcrafted, and slight variations in imprint, glaze tone, carving depth, and form are part of its unique character. Customers are welcome to request a private video viewing for a closer look. Orders are shipped using reused or recycled packaging wherever possible.

A quietly luminous tea cup—light yet grounded, restrained yet expressive, offering a gentle reminder to meet each moment with clarity, awareness, and ease.