Twelve Month Flower Cups
十二花神杯
materials
dimensions
completed
dimensions
completed
porcelain
coffee grinds
wood ash
various
2023 - 2024
coffee grinds
wood ash
various
2023 - 2024
This series of Twelve Month Flower Cups draws from sets of tea cups popularized by the Kangxi Emperor in the Qing dynasty. Each cup depicts a flower blooming in a month of the lunar calendar with an accompanying Tang dynasty poem.
Invoked by the Kangxi Emperor’s collection, a new cup is created once a month, playing with new forms and methods of making. The result is an emerging series of various cups rooted together in shared materials and tradition.