8 ounces/250 mL Small Ceramic Tea Cup| Tea Cup with Spout | Handmade Chawan

This small teacup has a spout for pouring. It is glazed with a simple earthy brown-yellowish tone and has a smooth surface. Inside the cup, it glazes with a glossy white and shows naturally speckled dots of stoneware clay. Suitable for making drinks for one person. Approximate size: 11.5 cm in width 5.5 cm tall Holds 8 ounces | 250 mL It is dishwasher/microwave safe, and is coated in lead-free glazes. Ceramic work is typically fired twice: It is Bisque fired and then Glaze fired I begins by wedging the clay to make sure it doesn’t have any air bubbles, and then it is thrown on the wheel head. Once the mug has dried to leather hard which usually take about 1-2 days, I will trim and add the handle. It is then Bisque fired for 6-8 hours at around 1,830 - 1,940 F in order to make strengthen the clay and transform it into a porous state for glazing. After I glaze my piece, the last step is glaze firing at a temperature of 2,185 - 2,232 F (I use cone 6 @ my home studio) usually taking about 24 hours, depending on kiln size and time to cool down. All my work is thrown on the wheel and fired in an electric kiln from a small home studio in Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand.