Dunhuang Flying Apsaras Lidded Ceramic Ashtray | Blue & White Flint-Red Jianshui Pottery | 500 ml

A Thousand Years of Flight

The Flying Apsaras (fei tian) of Dunhuang have danced across cave murals for over a millennium — celestial beings suspended in silk and cloud, embodying grace, freedom, and the transcendent spirit of Chinese Buddhist art. Here, that ancient imagery is rendered in the Blue & White and Flint Red glazes of Jianshui pottery, one of China’s Four Great Pottery Traditions.

The fitted lid keeps ash quietly contained, while the vessel itself commands attention as a standalone decorative object on any tea table or scholar’s desk.

Details

• Motif: Dunhuang Flying Apsaras (fei tian)
• Capacity: approx. 500 ml
• Style: Blue & White with Flint Red (qinghua huoshi hong) glaze
• Origin: Jianshui pottery tradition, Yunnan, China
• Includes fitted ceramic lid
• Material: high-fired stoneware ceramic
• Suitable as an ashtray or decorative vessel on a tea tray
• Hand-wash recommended

For those who carry history lightly — and beautifully.