Hand-Painted Sky-Blue Ru-Style Gaiwan with White Hibiscus

Sky-Blue Ru-Style Gaiwan: White Hibiscus

From the porcelain capital of Jingdezhen, this hand-painted gaiwan (lidded tea bowl) pairs a soft sky-blue Ru-style glaze with a delicate white hibiscus motif. Fired on a fine clay body, the glaze is rich and glossy with a radiant sheen—warm and smooth as jade, as though agate were fused into the glaze.

• Origin: Jingdezhen, China
• Craft: Fully hand-painted
• Material: Fine clay
• Dimensions: 8.5 cm high × 9.3 cm wide · 150 ml capacity

Painted by noted Jingdezhen artist Xiaohua, the blooming white hibiscus captures a poetic, languid grace: “Like a beautiful woman softly drunk, she lifts her mirror, too languid to dress.”

With its jade-warm texture and quiet wabi-sabi elegance, this gaiwan is perfect for daily tea rituals and makes a thoughtful gift for tea lovers.