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It is a vessel that feels quietly complete, holding stillness and movement in the same gesture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e*One-of-a-kind piece. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wu Jingwen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62024690499971,"sku":"SLC-CV-037","price":1530.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0970\/7483\/9939\/files\/infinity-vase.jpg?v=1787502946"},{"product_id":"silver-embrace-vase","title":"Silver Embrace Vase","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eNo single viewpoint seems complete. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe sculptural silhouette first captures attention, but it's the silver-lustre surface that continues to reveal itself. It becomes more complex over time. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eFine branching textures emerge gradually beneath changing light. Each angle brings a different relationship between openings, shadow, and surface, allowing the work to feel in constant conversation with its surroundings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003ePart of Wu Jingwen’s \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSilver Lustre\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eSeries\u003c\/span\u003e, these vessels combine pure silver overglaze with a second, lower-temperature firing. Silver gradually oxidises through time, developing a softer, more nuanced lustre unique to each piece. For Wu, the work is never entirely finished; time itself becomes part of the material. They are alive. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wu Jingwen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62293607383427,"sku":"SLC-CV-039","price":480.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0970\/7483\/9939\/files\/Silver_Embrace_Vase.jpg?v=1787413268"},{"product_id":"turquoise-ash-glaze-object-ii-wu-jingwen","title":"Ash Glaze Object II","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLike a quiet spring emerging from stone. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis shallow vessel draws the eye inward. A field of soft ash glaze gives way to the crystalised centre. Each stage of firing leaves its own trace, creating surfaces that cannot be fully predicted or repeated. Fine speckling radiates across the vessel, and the turquoise crystallised centre gathers light, shifting subtly as the piece is viewed from different angles. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhether placed on a table or displayed as an object, it invites a slower kind of attention. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*One-of-a-kind piece\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wu Jingwen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62304677233027,"sku":"SLC-CV-042-II","price":150.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0970\/7483\/9939\/files\/Ash_Glaze_Object_II_Top_View.jpg?v=1787413057"},{"product_id":"iron-rich-ash-glaze-object-i-wu-jingwen","title":"Ash Glaze Object I","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis vessel is the spotlight. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBands of iron-rich glaze travel uninterrupted across the vessel, rising over the rim before returning into its centre, where turquoise crystals settle like a quiet geological formation. Every bit of it feels connected. We are almost mesmerised by following its own movement. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIts presence is pure beauty and joy, adding to the room. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*One-of-a-kind piece. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wu Jingwen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62310611812739,"sku":"SLC-CV-042-I","price":150.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0970\/7483\/9939\/files\/Ash_Glaze_Object_I_Top_View.jpg?v=1787412768"},{"product_id":"iron-oxide-ash-glaze-object-iii-wu-jingwen","title":"Ash Glaze Object III","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIron oxide gathers here like mist instead of movement. 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