{"product_id":"diana-twelve-flower-goddesses-cup-january-orchid-xie-daoyun","title":"Twelve Flower Goddesses Cup – January Orchid – Xie Daoyun 謝道韞","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"max-width: 980px; margin: 0 auto; color: #333; line-height: 1.75;\"\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 12px 14px; vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFORM\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 12px 14px;\"\u003eSculptural Liuli Cup \u0026amp; Saucer · Orchid Floral Form\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 12px 14px; vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePLACEMENT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 12px 14px;\"\u003eTea Table · Coffee Table · Bedside Table · Bookshelf · Display Cabinet · Private Study · Dining Room · Hotel Display · Entry · Gallery Space\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 12px 14px; vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLIGHT \u0026amp; MOOD\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 12px 14px;\"\u003eNatural Light · Soft Green \u0026amp; Blue · Quiet · Refined · Serene\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 12px 14px; vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUSE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 12px 14px;\"\u003eTea · Coffee · Display · Gifting · Decorative Art\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 12px 14px; vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINSPIRATION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 12px 14px;\"\u003eJanuary Orchid · Xie Daoyun 謝道韞 · Intelligence · Composure · Grace · Quiet Strength\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 12px 14px; vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDETAILS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 12px 14px;\"\u003eLiuli Glass · Soft Green \u0026amp; Blue · Orchid Blossoms · Cup \u0026amp; Saucer · Lost-Wax Casting\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 12px 14px; vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePACKAGING\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 12px 14px;\"\u003eCarefully Presented · Protective Packaging for Delicate Liuli Art\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 12px 14px; vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSTORY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 12px 14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Story Behind the Blossom +\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-top: 30px;\"\u003eJANUARY ORCHID · XIE DAOYUN 謝道韞\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe orchid has long been admired for a beauty that never needs to announce itself. Quiet, restrained, and elegant, it carries a sense of character that is felt rather than displayed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eXie Daoyun 謝道韞 is remembered in Chinese literary history for her intelligence, poetic talent, and composed spirit. Her story gives January’s orchid another layer of meaning — grace joined with intellect, and gentleness accompanied by inner strength.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis piece brings those qualities into everyday life. Soft green and blue tones flow through the sculptural Liuli orchid form, revealing changing layers of transparency as the light moves across it. It may hold tea or coffee, rest beside a favorite book, or simply catch the changing light of a room — a small reminder that presence does not need to be loud to be powerful.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-top: 30px;\"\u003eFOR DESIGNERS\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA refined accent for tea rooms, reading corners, private studies, dining spaces, console tables, entry displays, display cabinetry, hospitality suites, hotel interiors, and curated gallery spaces. Its sculptural orchid form works especially well where natural or ambient light can reveal the depth and translucency of the Liuli.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe soft green and blue palette brings a quiet point of color to interiors without overwhelming the surrounding space, pairing naturally with wood, stone, glass, and restrained neutral materials.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-top: 30px;\"\u003eTHE ART OF LIULI\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCreated through an intricate lost-wax casting process, each piece begins with its own mold. After the wax is removed and the Liuli undergoes high-temperature forming, the outer mold must be broken away before the piece can be carefully refined, ground, and polished. Because of this process, small variations may appear from piece to piece. Subtle natural bubbles and gentle flowing patterns may also appear within the Liuli. These are characteristic of the making process and contribute to the individual character of each piece, rather than being considered defects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 1.12em;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne mold. One piece.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 1.08em;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe colors are not painted onto the finished surface.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey are formed within the Liuli during the high-temperature process, becoming part of the material itself. As light passes through different colors and depths of Liuli, subtle variations in transparency and tone reveal the sculptural layers of the orchid.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause of this process, small variations may appear from piece to piece. These are part of the character of the making, giving each finished work its own individual presence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-top: 28px;\"\u003ePerhaps it becomes part of a quiet morning tea, an afternoon coffee beside a favorite book, or simply a beautiful object catching the light at the end of the day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 1.12em; line-height: 1.7; margin-top: 28px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwelve months. Twelve flowers. Twelve women. 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