Journal
How the cups are made: clay, glaze, painting under the glaze, and the places behind them. Every figure has its source.
The Jingdezhen saying about seventy-two hands
In Jingdezhen there is an old saying about how a piece of porcelain gets made: a single clay body passes through seventy-two hands before it becomes a vessel (共计一坯之力，过手七十二，方克成器).
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Under the glaze: why the painting stays put
Run a fingertip over the cat on one of our painted cups and you will feel glaze, not paint.
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White slip: the pale coat under a painted cat
Slip is clay thinned with water until it pours like cream.
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A paper cup made permanent: Dehua porcelain and the folded cups
A paper coffee cup lasts about as long as the coffee.
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Why small cups
Most of our cups are smaller than the mug in your cupboard.
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Is Ondo Studio a real shop?
Yes. Ondo Studio is a brand of FreeTitle, Inc., a Delaware corporation based in Los Angeles.
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