Jingdezhen Blue & White Underglaze Red Jiangnan Landscape Gongfu Tea Set – Master-Painted | Luxury Gift Box | 5-Piece

Jingdezhen Blue & White Underglaze Red Jiangnan Landscape Gongfu Tea Set – Master-Painted (青花釉里红重工江南胜景)

South of the Yangtze River, where mist clings to willow-lined canals and pavilions rise from lotus ponds, lies the landscape the Chinese have called Jiāngnán (江南) — “south of the river” — for a thousand years. It is the landscape of poets and painters, of scholars in retreat, of the most romanticised vision of Chinese beauty. On this set, that vision is rendered in the most demanding technique in Jingdezhen’s repertoire: heavy-work Blue & White Underglaze Red (重工青花釉里红).

Heavy-work (重工, zhòng gōng) means exactly what it says: layer upon layer of hand-painted detail, each line placed with the precision of a master calligrapher. Cobalt blue builds the landscape — mountains, water, mist, architecture — while copper-red underglaze ignites the focal points with warmth and drama. Both pigments are applied beneath the glaze and fired at high temperature, producing colour of extraordinary permanence. This is not decoration; it is painting on porcelain.

Presented in a luxury gift box befitting the craft within.

What’s Included

• Gaiwan (Lidded Bowl) — Ø 9.5 cm / 3.7 in · H 8.9 cm / 3.5 in · Capacity ~150 ml / 5 fl oz
• Pot Tray (壶承) — Ø 18.1 cm / 7.1 in · H 3 cm / 1.2 in
• Pinch Cup (压手杯) — Ø 9.2 cm / 3.6 in · H 5.1 cm / 2 in · Capacity ~100 ml / 3.4 fl oz
• Small Pinch Cup (小压手杯) — Ø 8 cm / 3.1 in · H 4.4 cm / 1.7 in · Capacity ~80 ml / 2.7 fl oz
• Lid Rest (盖置) — Ø 9 cm / 3.5 in · H 2 cm / 0.8 in

Why You’ll Love It

• 🌊 Jiangnan Landscape Motif — misty canals, willow trees, lotus ponds, and pavilions; the most romanticised landscape in Chinese art and poetry
• 🎨 Heavy-Work Painting (重工) — layer upon layer of hand-painted detail by master artisans; each piece a miniature landscape painting on porcelain
• 🔥 Blue & White Underglaze Red Technique — cobalt blue and copper-red fired beneath the glaze; one of the most technically demanding and visually stunning combinations in Chinese ceramics
• 🏺 Authentic Jingdezhen Porcelain — from China’s 1,700-year-old porcelain capital, where this technique reached its peak
• 🎁 Luxury Gift Box — presentation worthy of the craft; ideal for collectors, corporate gifting, Lunar New Year, weddings, and milestone occasions
• 🍵 Two Cup Sizes — 100 ml pinch cup for sharing; 80 ml small cup for concentrated single-steep sipping of oolong, pu-erh, or white tea

Care Instructions

Hand wash recommended. Avoid sudden temperature changes. Not microwave safe.