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Bone China Tea Set - Four Seasons of Leisure (1 Teapot, 4 Teacups)

Bone China Tea Set - Four Seasons of Leisure (1 Teapot, 4 Teacups)

Bone China Tea Set - Four Seasons of Leisure (1 Teapot, 4 Teacups)

Bone China Tea Set - Four Seasons of Leisure (1 Teapot, 4 Teacups)

Bone China Tea Set - Four Seasons of Leisure (1 Teapot, 4 Teacups)

Bone China Tea Set - Four Seasons of Leisure (1 Teapot, 4 Teacups)

Bone China Tea Set - Four Seasons of Leisure (1 Teapot, 4 Teacups)

Bone China Tea Set - Four Seasons of Leisure (1 Teapot, 4 Teacups)

Bone China Tea Set - Four Seasons of Leisure (1 Teapot, 4 Teacups)

Design Description:

One tea pot and four tea cups set presents an eastern aesthetic. On the tea cups, four kinds of plants as a design theme to represent four seasons -- peony in Spring, bamboo in Summer, chrysanthemum in Autumn and plum in Winter. In Asian culture, these plants also symbolize characters of great influence, personal growth, self-control and vitality. They are the four kinds of wisdom and strength, of the essence of the overall human life.

取材自東方四君子花中的「梅、蘭、竹、菊」為設計元素，對應《易經》中所提的「四象生萬物」之理念，採四時之花「春蘭，夏竹，秋菊，冬梅。」為主軸概念，茶壺以優雅吉祥的秋菊為主，四個茶杯的杯身設計不同，分別以以四種植物作為設計的主題，分別為「春牡丹、夏修竹、秋澹菊、冬綺梅」為設計元素，分別代表「影響力、成長力、自制力以及生命力」，綜觀人生所需要的四種處世的智慧與力量。

Four Seasons of Leisure (1 Tea Pot + 4 Teacups)

Four seasons, the four classic gentlemen,
Observe the passing of the seasons.
Leaves drop, flowers bloom,
Preserving
Perpetual
Leisure.

閒情四季 (一壺四杯)

四時四君子
且看季節輪轉
葉落花開
守著
閒情自在
不變

Item No.:	VTC167.BBXAZ
Size:	Tea Cup: 2.44"W x 2.44"L x 2.28"H inch (6.20 x 6.20 x 5.80 cm) Tea Pot: 6.69"W x 3.54"L x 4.80"H inch (17.00 x 9.00 x 12.20 cm)
Material:	Bone China, Crystal Glass
Content:	1 Tea Pot and 4 Cups
* Note: As the art pieces are individually hand-made, the color and dimensions will vary slightly.

Exquisite LIULI Gift Bags Packaging Award by Germany's iF Design Award Every art pieces comes with the gift-ready packaging including gift box & bag, product's description card, greeting card, and authentic certificate. Authentic certificate only comes with most art pieces at the valued of $500 and more, which include the signature of the artist, product detail, and the edition number (if applied).

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Artist/Founder Loretta H. Yang leads a team of experienced artisans to create arts that honor the richness of cultural heritage and value.

Step No. 1: Design and sculpting

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Step 2 of the process involves coating our original clay sculpture in silicone. Layer after layer (3 to 7 layers) is fastidiously coated to produce a negative mold, a crucial step in capturing the prevision of the sculpture. Each layer must dry completely before additional layer is applied, thickness must be uniform to prevent leakage of wax. Once complete, the clay is removed to reveal a negative silicone mold.

Step No. 2: Silicone molding

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Pour molten wax into the negative silicone mold.

Step No. 3: Infusion of molten wax. Fill wax into a negative mold.

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Once wax has solidified and cooled, release the wax form by carefully peeling back the silicone mold. Like a butterfly molting, the silicon is shed to reveal a positive wax form.

Step No. 4: Shedding of silicon mold to obtain the wax form

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A careful refinement of the wax sculpture. Because every microinch and subtlety plays its own role in the grand scheme of beauty. Our artists refine the wax mold to its final perfection.

Step No. 5: Wax form refinement; removing imperfections

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The wax mold is placed on a wooden plank in a metal container and plaster is poured and solidified. Embedding wax form with fire-resistant plaster.

Step No. 6: Coating the wax sculpture with plaster to form a refractory mold

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Wax is steamed out of the plaster under high heat yielding a negative plaster mold.

Step No. 7: Removal of wax with steam—the essence of the “lost-wax” process

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Liuli ingredients are created through unique firing and processing of glass. Color and size appropriate pieces are placed within the plaster and fired.

Step No 8: Choosing color; kiln firing

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Fire and melt. Under intense heat, a new vision of transparency and clarity is born.

Step No. 9: Re-firing at 1,400 degrees Celsius

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Extreme patience and care are necessary when removing the plaster to prevent damage.

Step No. 10: Removal of plaster mold

When the art pieces emerge, our masters step in to carefully chip away the plaster mold. Like excavating fragile archaeological relics, one false move and you're left with broken shards.

First comes die-cutting - smoothing the crystal down to the last microinch. Rough polish, removal of excess support, refinement and fine surface polish with a high-speed fabric wheel.

Step No. 11: Retouching of details; burnishing and polishing

Our artist refines and re-polishes each and every detail yet again.

An etched number on the base of each piece indicates its limited edition and reminds us to never stop creating. After the engraving - an official LIULI artwork is born.

Step No.12: Final inspection; etching of serial number; packaging