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A wood-fired bowl made by Dodo in Jingdezhen, with hand-painted marks moving across its ash-toned surface.

Larger and lower than a classic chawan, this piece can move between different uses: a bowl for matcha, a water bowl during gongfu tea, or a small vessel on the table. It does not ask to be used in one fixed way.

The surface is shaped by firing rather than applied decoration. Ash settles onto the clay, melts in the heat, and leaves soft mineral traces across the body of the bowl. Dodo’s painted marks interrupt this surface like signs found on stone — intuitive, fragmentary, and close to the language of early drawings.

It is a bowl that keeps the presence of both fire and hand.

Dodo is an artist based in Jingdezhen, working between oil painting and ceramics.

Her ceramic pieces often feel as if they come from the ground rather than from a polished studio. The forms are quiet and rounded, with a certain softness that makes them easy to approach. They do not look overly designed. They feel found, held, and slowly shaped.

What matters in her work is not only the surface, but the way an object meets the body. A bowl should sit well in the hands. The rim should feel gentle when drinking. The weight, the curve, the foot, and the small irregularities all become part of the experience.

Her objects carry this balance: earthy, tactile, and simple, but never careless.

• Volume: about 550ml
• Diameter: outer 13.6 cm, inner 12.6 cm
• Height: 8.8 cm
• ceramic · wood-fired· natural ash · hand-painted

Hand wash gently with warm water and a soft sponge. Avoid dishwasher use, sudden temperature changes, and soaking for long periods.

As with many wood-fired ceramics, the surface may be slightly textured and irregular. This is part of the firing process rather than a flaw. Dry fully before storage.

Not recommended for microwave use.