A 90ml Hand-Painted Porcelain Cup for Gongfu Tea
A 90ml Hand-Painted Porcelain Cup for Gongfu Tea
The character of this gongfu tea cup comes from its compact scale and hand-painted blue-and-white surface. Made from traditional Jingdezhen porcelain, it measures 6.8 cm in diameter and 7 cm in height, with a listed capacity of 90 ml. That size places it naturally within a focused tea setup, where smaller pours can be tasted attentively rather than served in a large volume.
The cup’s white porcelain ground gives the blue underglaze painting a clear, graphic presence. Fine brushwork supplies the visual detail, while the smooth porcelain body keeps the form visually restrained. Because the painting is done by hand, the piece is presented as an individual work by contemporary artist Zhang Zhigang rather than as an unadorned everyday cup.
Made for small, attentive pours
A 90 ml cup is well suited to gongfu tea tasting, where tea is prepared in short infusions and served in smaller portions. The proportions make it practical for sampling oolong, green tea, black tea, and other fine Chinese teas identified for this cup. Its compact footprint can also work well on a small tea tray or a limited desk arrangement without overwhelming the rest of the setup.
The cup is described as having a balanced form and comfortable handling, with a size intended to support aroma and flavor delivery during tasting. Those details make the cup relevant to drinkers who want one dedicated vessel for repeated small servings, while its blue-and-white decoration gives it a distinct presence when placed on the tea table between uses.
Jingdezhen porcelain and Zhang Zhigang’s brushwork
The product is made from traditional Jingdezhen blue-and-white porcelain and finished with fine underglaze painting. Its stated making process includes high-temperature kiln firing typical of Jingdezhen porcelain production. The artwork is attributed to Zhang Zhigang, a contemporary artist known for traditional blue-and-white porcelain painting and interpretations of classic Chinese ceramic motifs.
One listed variant is the hand-painted masterwork titled Not Second Memory Rising; another is the 90 ml traditional porcelain tea cup. If the painted variant is the priority, the title and brushwork are important parts of the selection. If the goal is simply a compact porcelain cup for gongfu brewing, the standard 90 ml configuration keeps the focus on the vessel’s size and tea-table function.
For a closer look at the piece and its available configuration, visit Hand Painted Blue and White Porcelain Gongfu Tea Cup 90ml by Zhang Zhigang.
