Specifications
- Material
- Rice-grain (linglong) porcelain
- Size
- Ø 20 cm · H 4.5 cm (each)
- Category
- Porcelain Decor
- Origin
- Jingdezhen, Jiangxi, China
Material & craft
Rice-grain porcelain — linglong ware — is one of Jingdezhen’s four classic crafts. Before the first firing, artisans pierce hundreds of rice-shaped openings through the thin clay wall, then flood them with layer after layer of clear glaze. In the kiln the glaze fuses into tiny windows of glass, so the finished plate carries a border of luminous grains that only reveal themselves against the light.
Why we selected it
Each dragon is painted freehand in cobalt on the raw body — no transfers, no decals — so the whiskers, claws and clouds differ slightly from plate to plate. The set is fired above 1,300 °C, where the blue sinks beneath the glaze and takes on its quiet, watery depth.