Description

“One instant, one aspect of nature contains it all,” said Claude Monet, referring to his late masterpieces, the landscapes of the lily pond near his home in Giverny. The awesome deep blue and violet pigmentation of this pair of tea cups inspire the same contemplation of the timeless transience of nature—perfect for sharing a pot of tea with an old friend. Ming Qian Chen has been a potter for thirty-five years. The Hualien native fell in love with pottery watching NHK (national television) specials about Sen no Rikyu and the origins of Raku in 1986. Very much before the Internet, he went to libraries, then bookstores to learn everything he could. Every time a Raku or Shino ware exhibition came anywhere to Taiwan, he took a train and went. While a Junior in college, he met another artist through a mutual friend at a pottery workshop—they are still married today.

2.5 W x 2 H