The Busan Collection

Each piece was handcrafted by skill and joy. Imperfection is part of the characters. A minor variation of color/shape/size is normal for hand-made products. It is not considered a manufacturing defect.

Without a single painted flourish, the Busan vase from Legend of Asia relies entirely on proportion. Its full globular belly swells and then draws in to a short collar, a round vase profile that reads as calm minimalist decor in a room of busy pattern. The soft ivory glaze pools warm in the curves and breaks lighter across the shoulder, so this white vase shifts quietly as daylight moves. Hand shaped and high fired in the southern Chinese region where ceramic and porcelain were invented, the porcelain vase is vitrified, dense and waterproof for indoor or covered outdoor use. At nineteen inches the large vase becomes entry decor on a console, a low floor vase for branches, or sculptural home decor grouped in threes, and it remains understated asian decor as a plain ceramic vase.

Kathleen. Cincinnati, OH. Sat Jul 02 2022

Legend of Asia keeps this Busan umbrella vase entirely undecorated, letting a straight tapered column and a softly rolled rim carry the piece. The unbroken white vase glaze means it never competes with wallpaper, art or a patterned rug, so it works as easily in a modern hall as in a room full of chinoiserie decor. The tall vase holds long umbrellas and walking canes upright without tipping, and doubles as a floor vase for magnolia branches or pampas when the weather is clear. High fire porcelain, hand shaped and fired dense, makes this porcelain vase water proof and weather proof for covered outdoor use. As entryway decor beside a bench, foyer decor at the foot of a stair, or a calm note of asian decor, it earns its footprint as an umbrella stand.

The Busan White Small Bowl from Legend of Asia is the kind of quiet piece a room keeps using. Compact yet generously proportioned, it is a small bowl glazed in an unbroken white bowl finish that catches light without pattern. Each hand crafted body is turned individually from high fire porcelain in the region where ceramics were invented, so faint throwing rings and a slightly uneven lip give the porcelain bowl its character. Fired until dense and non porous, it is waterproof and weather resistant, at ease in a bath, a kitchen or on a covered porch. Fill this decorative bowl with fruit or potpourri as table decor, set it by the door as a catchall dish for keys, or leave it bare as shelf decor and a serene home accent within a room of asian decor.

Stripped of pattern entirely, the Busan tea jar from Legend of Asia relies on proportion and glaze alone. The body swells to a full round, draws in at a short neck and finishes with a domed lid, and the soft white jar surface gathers light along every curve, which is why the form reads so clearly across a room. Hand shaped and hand glazed in southern China, the porcelain jar is high fired until the body vitrifies, so this ceramic jar tolerates humidity, water and a sheltered porch. Substantial in presence, it stands as a temple jar on a console, hearth or sideboard, and as an accent jar it calms a busy wall of art rather than competing with it. Equally at ease in chinoiserie decor, modern asian decor and quiet neutral home decor, this ginger jar is a lasting choice.

The Busan White Porcelain Tea Jars Small from Legend of Asia borrows the straight shouldered, domed lid shape of an old apothecary vessel and glazes it in unbroken white porcelain. Compact in scale, this tea jar tucks neatly under upper cabinets and onto open shelving. Each hand crafted body is turned on the wheel from high fire clay in a small southern Chinese town, so the lidded jar shows faint throwing rings and a cover that seats with its own character. Fired dense and non porous, it keeps moisture and odors out, which makes it a genuine storage jar for loose leaves, sugar or cotton rounds. Empty it reads as shelf decor or kitchen decor on a counter or bar, a quiet home accent in the ginger jar tradition and an easy piece of asian decor.

Adl. Seattle, WA. Tue Mar 29 2022