Enjoy your everyday porcelain with Baekja Ilsang

Tinge of Soul brings Baekja Ilsang's exclusive mini mugs

Ceramist Lee Jeong-Hyun pours his passion into the intricately designed mugs

Artist Lee Jeong-Hyun is a young porcelain specialist located in Miryang, South Korea -- a mountainous village near the southeast coast of the Korean peninsula. Lee works closely with nature, filtering and refining his own kaolin clay from the local mines and hand crafting every individual tableware and object.

Etched into the fired porcelain, the cobalt blue resonates with the artist's desire to express the endless ocean waves, flourishing bamboo forest, and perhaps his ode to nature that inspires him. 

Baekja Ilsang literally means "everyday porcelain." Artist Lee Jeong-Hyun wishes his products to be used in people's everyday lives. That is why his products are lightweight, sturdy, yet interesting to look at -- you may see a new pattern every time you use a new angle!

Mini Blue Mug

Volume: 160 ml
Dimension: ø 75 mm ± 1 mm
Height: 72 mm ± 1 mm
Handle: 20 mm ± 0.1 mm
Weight: 117 g ± 8g

Re-interpreting Joseon Baekja

White Porcelain of Joseon makes minimalistic lines a statement on a pure white canvas.

The streamlined silhouette of this time also represents Joseon’s values of integrity and gracefulness. 

Since looking simple yet elegant was a much more difficult virtue to achieve, it was highly sought after by aristocrats and scholars alike. Joseon porcelain is born out of the meticulous attention to the beauty and usage of the products.

Humble yet full, effortless yet detailed

Ceramist Lee Jeong-hyun presents the seemingly contradicting value of Joseon Porcelain through Baekja Ilsang. The beautiful silhouette of Joseon Porcelain is expressed in a humble everyday object of a mug. 

Modern yet traditional, artistic yet useful 

Ceramist Lee uses his craftsmanship to express a piece of art and utility. Baekja Ilsang – which means Everyday White Porcelain – introduces a one-of-a-kind mini mug that sits perfectly in your palm for your everyday use.

Simple yet meticulous

The artist creates everything from the clay to the glaze from scratch. Through this laborious process of many weeks, the porcelain mug is formed on the spinning wheel.

The light weight makes the mug all the more desirable for use. 

Enjoy your coffee, tea, and even traditional spirits in this elegant mug. 

Find your peace amid the busy city life with Baekja Ilsang’s mini mug!

Read before purchasing

- The color and tone of the product may look different from the images seen on the screen due to monitor resolution or brightness of the images.

- Minimal variations in texture, color, thickness, patterns, size, and weight are a normal phenomenon and are not considered defective. 

- Micro-pinholes from bubbles formed during kiln firing may exist. They do not compromise the integrity of the ceramic. 

- Orders may take up to 3 weeks to fulfill as most items are made to order. Our service representative will inform the expected shipment period when order is placed. 

Free exchanges and refunds are not available for items with above-mentioned conditions as they are not considered defects. 

- Contact us within 2 days of receiving the product for any inquiries on exchanges and refunds. Let us know your order ID, purchased item names, and share with us photos, and we will be happy to assist you!

- Exchanges will be done through the same logistics company as the one we used, return shipment fee is paid by the customer.

- Please be cautious that any damages to the products from the return shipping cannot be covered. Please make sure to return the items in the same packaging as we have sent you.