{"product_id":"miug-gold-snake-no-8","title":"MUG, gold snake (no. 8)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis series of mugs and small side dishes was made with a smooth red clay from California, reduction high fired with a cream glaze that \"breaks\" over the rim and handle to reveal the iron-rich red tones of the clay.  They they are fired for an additional third firing at a very low temperature with 22 karat gold images of snakes and plum blossoms.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI created this series to honour of the wood snake year, crafted while listening to a recording of my teacher and friend Liu Ming's talk about the last time we had a year of the snake in 2013, year of the Water Snake.   Although there are differences between a water and a wood snake year, much of his talk is still relevant today.  (You can find that recording\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.dayuancircle.org\/products\/yin-water-snake\" title=\"Year of the Water Snake, 2013, talk by Liu Ming\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e + 2 offerings from some of Ming's students specifically for 2025 linked below)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ediameter: 3.25\" \u003cbr\u003eheight: 3.5\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003evolume: approximately 10 oz\u003cbr\u003e(sizes vary slightly)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHand Wash Only (No Dishwasher)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNo Microwave\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMore resources for learning about the Year of the Snake \u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca title=\"Welcome to the year of the Wood Snake!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dayuancircle.org\/blogs\/news\/welcome-to-the-year-of-the-wood-snake\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWelcome to Year of the Wood Snake\u003c\/a\u003e by Tamara Ja for Da Yuan Circle\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Snake Milk: A Mystical Elixir for Modern Times\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ancestralacupuncture.com\/astrology-1\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSnake Milk: A Mystical Elixir for Modern Times\u003c\/a\u003e by Erin Langley\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Tea Garden","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50247634977083,"sku":"Gold Snake 8","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0742\/3302\/0731\/files\/GoldSnakeMug8.jpg?v=1745725824","url":"https:\/\/www.theteagarden.com\/products\/miug-gold-snake-no-8","provider":"The Tea Garden","version":"1.0","type":"link"}