Mug "Lake Jewels or Koi Carp in a Lotus Pond" 250 ml

Hand-painted porcelain mug with koi fish in a lotus pond, 250 ml volume

Let your home be refreshed with summer Japan!

• Porcelain mug decorated with hand-painted lotuses and reproductions of pen-and-ink drawings of koi fish
• koi fish bring good luck, they are a symbol of love and friendship
• lotuses are associated with Buddhism and symbolize purity and truth
• the depiction of both koi fish and lotuses are very popular motifs in Japanese painting
• The golden Japanese kanji character means "lotus" 蓉

About the porcelain:

• the mug has a volume of 250 ml
• themug is from the Czech porcelain factory in Dubí near Teplice
• the porcelain is decorated with my original hand painting using special porcelain paints (colored glazes) that were fired in a ceramic kiln at 1160 °C
• I complemented the hand painting with porcelain decals, which were fired in a ceramic kiln at 820 °C
  
• you can safely wash porcelain in the dishwasher. The decorations on the mug are very durable.
• use in a microwave oven is a matter of course

About hand painting:

• I hand paint on porcelain, so each product is an original
• the resulting image may differ slightly from the photo
• I paint with special colored glazes that are very durable

About porcelain decals:

• porcelain decals are reproductions of my original pen-and-ink drawings
• decals are applied to porcelain by hand, so the position of the images may differ slightly from the photo
• the decals are produced by a specialized Czech company, they are high quality and durable

About the Lake Jewels collection (or koi fish in a lotus pond):

• the collection is inspired by colorful koi fish, which are the jewels of ponds not only in Japanese gardens
• in this collection you will find porcelain, glass, textiles, jewelry and small paper items
• I would be happy to paint this motif on another mug or anything else for you