Artist: Zijian Wang Materials: Jade-body porcelain (玉泥), underglaze Qinghua cobalt, silver overglaze Technique: Qinghua with hand-applied silver (青花银彩) Capacity: 75ml Dimensions: Diameter 8.5cm, height 4cm A wider, shallower bowl painted with a seascape of rolling waves rendered in Qinghua cobalt with silver highlights. The motif draws from the long tradition of wave painting in East Asian art, a subject that crosses Chinese, Japanese, and Korean visual culture. The title references ukiyo (浮世), the floating world, a concept shared across these traditions: the transient, beautiful, ever-changing surface of things.

The jade-body porcelain (玉泥) has a subtly warmer tone than the high-white clay used for the scrolling vine pieces, giving the wave composition a softer ground. Silver traces the crests of the waves where foam would catch sunlight, adding a flickering quality to the surface that changes as the bowl is turned in the hand.

At 75ml, this bowl sits between the intimacy of the stemmed cup and the generosity of the Gongdaobei. It is a versatile vessel for any tea, and a compelling object even when empty.