{"product_id":"mandarin-fish-tea-cup-4d5exf5n","title":"Mandarin Fish Tea Cup — Blue, White and Gold","description":"\u003ch5\u003eDescription\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003eA straight-sided cylindrical cup resting on a footed base, its form resolved with the quiet confidence of something that knows exactly what it is. The exterior carries a blue-and-white ground interrupted by mandarin fish rendered in fine line — a motif borrowed from classical ceramic vocabulary and reread here as pure surface drawing. Gold and silver accent work traces the rim and foot, adding a narrow band of light that shifts under different conditions without declaring itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch5\u003eInspirations\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe mandarin fish — vivid, patterned, improbable — has occupied decorative ceramics for centuries less as symbol than as subject: an animal whose own surface is already a kind of glaze. The cup's geometry keeps that reference honest, neither nostalgic nor ironic, simply present. A footed base lifts the form just enough to give it presence on a table without asking for a pedestal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch5\u003eHighlights\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003eCeramic body with hand-applied blue-and-white underglaze decoration. Mandarin fish motif rendered in fine painted line. Gold and silver accent bands at rim and foot. Straight-sided cylindrical form on a defined footed base. Proportioned for a single measure of tea or espresso-volume service.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch5\u003eNotices\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003eHand-wash recommended to preserve gold and silver accent work. Minor variation in linework and glaze bloom between individual pieces is inherent to the making process and not considered a defect. Not suitable for microwave use.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TRLAB SHOP","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":54555118043411,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0870\/0028\/5459\/files\/sku_mandarin-fish-tea-cup-4d5exf5n_01_6db00ec5-7ec2-4173-b5a9-f1e27fbb6a5c.webp?v=1786342635","url":"https:\/\/trlab.com\/en-ca\/products\/mandarin-fish-tea-cup-4d5exf5n","provider":"TRLab Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}