Rooted in the legacy of China’s most celebrated ceramic tradition, the Daisy Tale Master Cup brings the art of Ru ware into your daily tea ritual. Ru kiln holds the foremost place among the Song Dynasty’s Five Great Kilns, a distinction that has earned it the enduring reputation of “Ru ware leads them all” throughout Chinese ceramic history.

What sets Ru ware apart is its glaze. Ground agate is folded into the glaze formula, lending the surface its legendary depth and a tactile quality described for centuries as smoother than silk and warmer than jade. The finished piece carries a soft, butter-like richness that seems to glow from within, something the ancients captured in the phrase “resembles jade, yet surpasses it.” At 120ml, the cup is sized for single-serving gongfu tea sessions, its walls pleasingly substantial, the rim gently rounded for comfortable sipping, and the profile upright and composed, practical and refined in equal measure.

Each cup is hand-thrown and finished by artisans, which means no two are identical. The crackle pattern that develops across the glaze, Ru ware’s signature kaibian, forms unpredictably during firing and deepens over time as the clay absorbs tea. With regular use and patient seasoning, a web of golden lines gradually emerges across the surface, unique to each vessel and to each owner. This is a cup that changes with you.

The Daisy Tale design is applied through an inlay transfer technique that fuses the motif with the glaze at depth, giving it a subtle dimensionality you can feel under your fingertips. A fine gold line traces the rim, quiet but precise. Whether used alone in a moment of solitude or shared among close friends over a slow afternoon, this cup is made for the kind of tea drinking that has no agenda.

Because Ru glaze behavior cannot be fully controlled during firing, surface markings and crackle patterns will vary from piece to piece. Please take the received item as the final reference. We appreciate your understanding.