Bottom money: "Wenqi Zhaoyun"

Bowl mouth diameter: 8cm; two-cup lid

The blue and white words written on the lid of the bowl read: "The Five Yins and Eighteen Realms, the Tathagata of Nirvana is hidden, the wisdom of Prajna Tao... Guozhen Shu"

Hand-painting artist: Shen Guozhen, Chinese calligraphy, painting and ceramic artist, Chinese senior arts and crafts artist, member of Jingdezhen Arts and Crafts Society, deputy secretary-general of Jingdezhen Ceramics Chamber of Commerce, Jingdezhen Ye Zhaoyun Skill Master Studio's official book inscription. At the age of twelve, he became a disciple of Mr. Wang Shoulin, a calligrapher and painter. His outstanding works have won numerous awards in important exhibitions. Among them, "Heart Sutra" won the 2nd China Arts and Crafts Masters Art Gold Medal in 2009; "Prajna Paramita Heart Sutra" two-foot-six porcelain plate won 45 New Product Gold Award at the 2016 National Arts and Crafts Fair

[What is a rubbing? 】
Rubbing (rubbing, rubbing) refers to the technique of using dye or ink to copy text and patterns on the surface of hard objects onto rice paper. It is an art that integrates epigraphy, archaeology, and aesthetics.

It is generally used to preserve the surface rubbings of patterns and characters on historical relics (such as calligraphy on stone tablets, oracle bones, and bronze vessels). Many inscriptions that have been lost and destroyed have also been handed down due to the craftsmanship of rubbings, such as the "Huashan Temple Stele of Xiyue" in the Han Dynasty, the "Epitaph of Zhang Xuan" in the Northern Wei Dynasty, the "Tianfa Shen Prophecy Stele" in the Eastern Wu Dynasty, and the "Song Tuoshen Cejun Stele" by Liu Gongquan of the Tang Dynasty, etc. All are unique copies.

[How is the ceramic rubbing process completed? 】
Ceramic rubbings are a unique craft of Jingdezhen. Using porcelain as a carrier, the ancient traditional rice paper rubbing patterns are copied onto the surface of tea vessels with cinnabar stipples . The difficulty lies in the need to imitate the stone carving effect of the rubbing pattern with full hand painting, and imitate the mottled ink texture of the rice paper rubbing pattern.

Rubbings are cultural relics with distinctive oriental art characteristics and rich connotation collections. Put rubbings on porcelain and use porcelain painting techniques (underglaze color technology) to reproduce the ancient relics. Every tea lover and pottery lover will appreciate it. Being able to feel the humanistic color of rubbings is the reason for making rubbings.