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浮生半日 (Fú Shēng Bàn Rì): Half a Day Stolen Back from a Floating Life
The cup is inscribed with 浮生半日 (fú shēng bàn rì, "half a day in a floating life"), taken from a line by the Tang dynasty poet Li She (李涉, active in the early 9th century): 偷得浮生半日闲 — "stealing half a day's leisure from this floating life." Li She wrote the lines on the wall of Helin Temple (鹤林寺) in Zhenjiang (镇江), Jiangsu Province, China, while in exile; a long talk with an old monk lifted his gloom, and the quatrain records the relief of one unhurried afternoon. The phrase 浮生 ("floating life") is older still — a Daoist image of life as something transient and adrift, traceable to the Zhuangzi. Named this way, the mug frames itself as a deliberate pause, not a refill: the half-day you take back, on purpose, from everything else.
Rotating Linglong Porcelain Tea Mug, Pierced and Filled by Hand
This rotating Linglong porcelain tea mug carries its inscription in the linglong (玲珑, a Chinese "rice-grain" technique in which fine holes are pierced through the unfired clay and back-filled with clear glaze). Jingdezhen (景德镇), in Jiangxi Province, China, made the method its signature during the Ming dynasty Yongle period (1403–1424). Filling each hole with glaze instead of leaving it open is what lets the wall hold liquid while the characters still pass light. Tip the cup toward a lamp and the inscription brightens from inside the porcelain; in flat light it recedes into a faint relief you read with a fingertip.
Gyro Base That Turns in Place at a Fingertip
The mug's base is rounded and weighted so the whole cup turns in place at a fingertip, then rights itself. The point is plain: a still cup sits there, while a slowly turning one occupies your hands without occupying your attention. Because the weight sits low in the base, a filled 330 ml mug rotates without threatening to tip. The motion is quiet, needs only a light push, and winds down on its own — usable through a long meeting without a glance.
Raised-Rim Walnut Saucer
The cup rests in a solid walnut wood saucer, 10.5 cm square, with a rim raised around a sunken center. That rim does the real work: a rounded base would otherwise creep across a flat desk, so the recess holds the rotation over a single point and the cup turns without wandering. Drop it into the well and spin; lift it out and the saucer is simply a coaster. The honest caveat — the centered spin depends on the saucer; on a bare tabletop the mug will drift.
330 ml, for Loose-Leaf Tea, Matcha, or Pour-Over Coffee
At 330 ml (11.16 fl oz), 8.1 cm tall and 9.0 cm across, the cup is sized for one unhurried serving — a full steep of loose-leaf tea, a bowl's worth of matcha, or a single pour-over coffee. The volume is generous for one person yet stays narrow enough at the foot to spin cleanly. It is built for your own desk and your own half-hour, not for pouring rounds at a table.
Specifications
| Product Name | "Leisure in Fleeting Days" / 浮生半日 Rotating Linglong Ceramic Tea Mug |
| Brand | TeaTsy™ |
| Materials | High-fired Premium Translucent Porcelain, Food-grade Gyro Kinetic Element, Solid Sustainable Walnut Wood Base |
| Mug Dimensions | Height: 8.1 cm (3.19 in) | Diameter: 9.0 cm (3.54 in) |
| Saucer Dimensions | Length: 10.5 cm (4.13 in) | Width: 10.5 cm (4.13 in) | Height: 1.2 cm (0.47 in) |
| Capacity | 330 ml (11.16 fl oz) — Optimized for loose leaf tea, matcha, or pour-over coffee |
| Net Weight | 325g (0.72 lbs) |
| Aesthetic Profile | Functional Minimalism, Japandi, Modern Eastern Wabi-Sabi Aesthetics |
| Care & Appliance Compatibility | Porcelain Ceramic Cup: 100% Dishwasher-safe and Microwave-safe. Can be scrubbed gently with mild soap or baking soda paste. Solid Walnut Saucer: NEVER place in microwave or dishwasher. Wipe clean by hand only. Avoid micro-abrasive wire scouring pads and sudden, sharp thermal temperature shifts. Handle with gentle attention. |
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