{"product_id":"the-melon-vase-hand-thrown-black-stoneware-long-neck-vase","title":"The Melon Vase — Hand-Thrown Black Stoneware Long-Neck Vase","description":"\u003c!-- ===== THE MELON VASE — SHOPIFY PRODUCT DESCRIPTION (EDITORIAL v1) ===== --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background: #FFFFFF; color: #1c1c1c; font-family: -apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',Roboto,'Helvetica Neue',Arial,sans-serif; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;\"\u003e\n\u003c!-- ===== 01. THE IDEA — RAIN WINDOW BACKGROUND ===== --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0822\/8608\/4153\/files\/yf-generated-node-3lx5z3fsto4.png?v=1790069101'); background-size: cover; background-position: center 35%; position: relative;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background: rgba(28,28,28,0.55); padding: 120px 24px 100px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"max-width: 560px; margin: 0 auto; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 10.5px; letter-spacing: 0.25em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #d4c8b8; font-weight: 500; margin-bottom: 22px;\"\u003eThe Idea\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size: clamp(26px,4.5vw,42px); font-weight: 200; letter-spacing: -0.01em; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0 0 26px; color: #ffffff;\"\u003eA vase that holds the room.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.9; color: #e8e8e8; margin: 0 0 20px;\"\u003eA vase does not need to be filled to be full. It only needs to stand, and to hold the shape of the room around it. This vase is like that — tall, quiet, dark. It does not ask for attention. It simply stands, and the space around it feels more considered because of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.9; color: #e8e8e8; margin: 0 0 20px;\"\u003eHand-thrown on the wheel, the long neck rises from a rounded belly carved with vertical ribs — like the segments of a melon, or the petals of a lotus seen from above. The matte black glaze absorbs the light, holding it close, and the surface carries the faint marks of making — slow concentric rings, small pores, the breath of the kiln. The foot is left unglazed, a dark ring of raw clay, grounding the piece like a shadow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 13.5px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.85; color: #c8b8a0; margin: 0; font-style: italic;\"\u003ePut a branch through the opening, or leave it empty. Either way, it is full.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- ===== TRANSITION 01 — THE PIECE ===== --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 56px 24px 40px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"width: 36px; height: 1px; background: #D4C8B8; margin: 0 auto 20px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 12px; font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: 0.1em; color: #888; margin: 0; text-transform: uppercase;\"\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- ===== 02. PRODUCT TITLE + SPECIFICATIONS ===== --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 0 24px 64px; max-width: 680px; margin: 0 auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 10.5px; letter-spacing: 0.25em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #b09a7e; font-weight: 500; margin-bottom: 22px;\"\u003eThe Scholar's Collection — No. 07\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"font-size: clamp(34px,6vw,60px); font-weight: 200; letter-spacing: -0.02em; line-height: 1.05; margin: 0 0 24px; color: #1c1c1c;\"\u003eThe Melon Vase\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.85; color: #555; margin: 0 0 36px; max-width: 500px;\"\u003eA hand-thrown black stoneware vase, tall and slender, with a rounded belly carved in vertical melon ribs. Matte black glaze that absorbs the light, a long neck that rises like a column of smoke, and a small flared rim that opens to receive. A shape refined over a thousand years, from the melon vases of the Song dynasty to this one, thrown on a small wheel in a small workshop. Made for the quiet corner of a room, and for the light that falls across it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border-top: 1px solid #E0DED9;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: table; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px solid #E0DED9;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: table-cell; width: 32%; padding: 13px 14px 13px 0; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.15em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #b09a7e; font-weight: 500; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eMaterial\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: table-cell; padding: 13px 0; font-size: 13px; color: #444; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eHand-thrown black stoneware\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: table; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px solid #E0DED9;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: table-cell; width: 32%; padding: 13px 14px 13px 0; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.15em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #b09a7e; font-weight: 500; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eGlaze\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: table-cell; padding: 13px 0; font-size: 13px; color: #444; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eMatte black, unglazed foot\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: table; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px solid #E0DED9;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: table-cell; width: 32%; padding: 13px 14px 13px 0; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.15em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #b09a7e; font-weight: 500; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eDimensions\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: table-cell; padding: 13px 0; font-size: 13px; color: #444; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eHeight 22 cm — diameter 12 cm — opening 4 cm\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: table; width: 100%;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: table-cell; width: 32%; padding: 13px 14px 13px 0; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.15em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #b09a7e; font-weight: 500; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eEdition\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: table-cell; padding: 13px 0; font-size: 13px; color: #444; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eHandmade — no two are alike\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- ===== TRANSITION 02 — IN THE LIGHT ===== --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 0 24px 40px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"width: 36px; height: 1px; background: #D4C8B8; margin: 0 auto 20px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 12px; font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: 0.1em; color: #888; margin: 0; text-transform: uppercase;\"\u003eIn the Light\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- ===== 03. HERO IMAGE — WHITE BACKGROUND PRODUCT SHOT ===== --\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0822\/8608\/4153\/files\/yf-generated-node-gv1engasp2p_1.jpg?v=1790069101\" alt=\"The Melon Vase\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 460px; object-fit: cover; object-position: center 45%; display: block;\"\u003e \u003c!-- ===== TRANSITION 03 — MATERIALS \u0026 MAKING ===== --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 64px 24px 36px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"width: 36px; height: 1px; background: #D4C8B8; margin: 0 auto 20px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 12px; font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: 0.1em; color: #888; margin: 0 0 18px; text-transform: uppercase;\"\u003eMaterials \u0026amp; Making\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size: clamp(24px,3.8vw,38px); font-weight: 200; letter-spacing: -0.01em; line-height: 1.15; margin: 0; color: #1c1c1c;\"\u003eThrown tall, carved by hand.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- ===== 04. CRAFT 01 — THE NECK ===== --\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0822\/8608\/4153\/files\/yf-generated-node-n23ze24pkx.png?v=1790069101\" alt=\"Long neck and flared rim\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 380px; object-fit: cover; object-position: center; display: block;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 40px 24px 56px; max-width: 640px; margin: 0 auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 10.5px; letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #b09a7e; font-weight: 500; margin-bottom: 12px;\"\u003e01 — The Neck\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-size: 24px; font-weight: 200; letter-spacing: -0.01em; line-height: 1.25; margin: 0 0 18px; color: #1c1c1c;\"\u003eA long column, rising like smoke.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.9; color: #555; margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003eThe neck is the first thing you see — long, slender, rising from the shoulder like a column of smoke caught in still air. It is thrown on the wheel, drawn upward from the centre of the clay, one revolution at a time, and the surface carries the faint marks of making: slow concentric rings, moving upward, like the rings of a tree, or the faint lines of a qin string seen in shadow. The neck narrows slightly as it rises — a deliberate gesture, drawing the eye upward — then flares outward at the rim.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.9; color: #555; margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003eThe flared rim is a small, deliberate opening — turned outward with a wet finger, then smoothed by hand until the edge is soft and even. It is like a hand opening to receive: a branch, a stem, a breath of air. The matte black glaze pools slightly along the rim, catching the light in a thin, quiet line, and the interior curves away into shadow. When you look down into the opening, the long neck falls away below you, dark and quiet, like looking down a well at night.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 12.5px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.8; color: #999; margin: 0;\"\u003eThe neck is tall — nearly half the height of the vase. It is what gives the piece its presence, its quiet authority, its sense of reaching upward.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- ===== 05. CRAFT 02 — THE RIBS ===== --\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0822\/8608\/4153\/files\/yf-generated-node-45asjs951du.png?v=1790069101\" alt=\"Vertical melon ribs on belly\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 380px; object-fit: cover; object-position: center; display: block;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 40px 24px 56px; max-width: 640px; margin: 0 auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 10.5px; letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #b09a7e; font-weight: 500; margin-bottom: 12px;\"\u003e02 — The Ribs\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-size: 24px; font-weight: 200; letter-spacing: -0.01em; line-height: 1.25; margin: 0 0 18px; color: #1c1c1c;\"\u003eEight segments, like a melon, like a lotus.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.9; color: #555; margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003eThe rounded belly is carved with eight vertical ribs — grooves pressed into the clay, running from the shoulder down to the foot, dividing the surface into eight equal segments. It is the shape that gives the vase its name: the melon vase, a form that first appeared in the Song dynasty, nearly a thousand years ago, and has been refined by every generation of potters since. The ribs are not decorative in the ordinary sense — they are structural, giving the rounded belly a quiet, rhythmic texture, a way for the light to move across the surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.9; color: #555; margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003eThe ribs are carved by hand, after the vase is thrown, while the clay is still leather-hard — firm enough to hold a shape, soft enough to yield to a tool. The maker uses a small wooden rib, pressed into the surface and drawn downward, one groove at a time, measuring by eye, adjusting by hand. Each groove is slightly different — deeper here, shallower there — because the hand is not a machine, and the clay is not uniform. The light falls into the grooves and catches on the ridges, giving the belly a quiet, rhythmic texture, like the lines of a column, or the petals of a lotus seen from above.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 12.5px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.8; color: #999; margin: 0;\"\u003eEight ribs, eight segments, eight ways for the light to fall. The number is deliberate — eight is a number of completion, of wholeness, of the eight directions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- ===== 06. CRAFT 03 — THE SILHOUETTE ===== --\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0822\/8608\/4153\/files\/yf-generated-node-yfhw2y42zkl.png?v=1790069100\" alt=\"Full silhouette on wooden table\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 380px; object-fit: cover; object-position: center 40%; display: block;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 40px 24px 64px; max-width: 640px; margin: 0 auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 10.5px; letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #b09a7e; font-weight: 500; margin-bottom: 12px;\"\u003e03 — The Silhouette\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-size: 24px; font-weight: 200; letter-spacing: -0.01em; line-height: 1.25; margin: 0 0 18px; color: #1c1c1c;\"\u003eA single curve, refined over a thousand years.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.9; color: #555; margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003eFrom the flared rim to the rounded foot, the silhouette is a single, considered curve — the neck rising, the belly swelling, the foot settling. It is a shape that has been refined over a thousand years, from the melon vases of the Song dynasty to this one, thrown on a small wheel in a small workshop. The proportions are deliberate: the neck is tall, nearly half the height of the piece; the belly is full, rounded, carved with ribs; the foot is narrow, a small dark ring that settles the vase onto the table. The vase stands steady, and it looks right from every angle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.9; color: #555; margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003eThe matte black glaze absorbs the light, holding it close, and the silhouette reads as a dark shape against whatever is behind it — a white wall, a wooden table, a lattice window, a moonlit night. The vase does not reflect its surroundings; it holds them, the way a dark pool holds the sky. The small pores on the surface are part of the handmade character — the breath of the kiln, the small imperfections that make the piece alive. The foot is left unglazed, a dark ring of raw clay, grounding the piece like a shadow, like the line where the earth meets the sky.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 12.5px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.8; color: #999; margin: 0;\"\u003eThe silhouette is the first thing you see, and the last thing you remember. It is the shape of the vase, and it is the shape of the room around it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- ===== TRANSITION 04 — WHERE IT LIVES ===== --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 48px 24px 36px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"width: 36px; height: 1px; background: #D4C8B8; margin: 0 auto 20px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 12px; font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: 0.1em; color: #888; margin: 0; text-transform: uppercase;\"\u003eWhere It Lives\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- ===== 07. SCENE 1 — THE TEA TABLE ===== --\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0822\/8608\/4153\/files\/yf-generated-node-il9pos2gqpb.png?v=1790069101\" alt=\"Tea table with plum branch\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 420px; object-fit: cover; object-position: center; display: block;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 40px 24px 56px; max-width: 640px; margin: 0 auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 10.5px; letter-spacing: 0.25em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #b09a7e; font-weight: 500; margin-bottom: 12px;\"\u003eScene 01 — The Tea Table\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-size: 22px; font-weight: 200; letter-spacing: -0.01em; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0 0 16px; color: #1c1c1c;\"\u003eA tall, quiet presence, in the afternoon.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.9; color: #555; margin: 0 0 14px;\"\u003eSet it beside a cup of tea, with a single plum branch through the opening — a few pale blossoms, a few tight buds, nothing more. The lattice window casts stripes of afternoon light across the dark surface, and the vase becomes a tall, quiet presence in the corner of the table. The tea steams. The blossoms hold. The vase stands, and the whole arrangement feels like a sentence that does not need to be finished — a pause, a breath, a moment held in clay and light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 12.5px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.8; color: #999; margin: 0;\"\u003eThe dark vase absorbs the light, and the pale blossoms stand out against it — a small, quiet contrast, like ink on paper, like a word in a silent room.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- ===== 08. SCENE 2 — THE DESK ===== --\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0822\/8608\/4153\/files\/yf-generated-node-8u0vrj5hro9.png?v=1790069101\" alt=\"Scholar's desk with bamboo lamp and scroll\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 420px; object-fit: cover; object-position: center; display: block;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 40px 24px 56px; max-width: 640px; margin: 0 auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 10.5px; letter-spacing: 0.25em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #b09a7e; font-weight: 500; margin-bottom: 12px;\"\u003eScene 02 — The Desk\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-size: 22px; font-weight: 200; letter-spacing: -0.01em; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0 0 16px; color: #1c1c1c;\"\u003eA dark column, in a sea of paper.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.9; color: #555; margin: 0 0 14px;\"\u003eOn a desk among brushes, inkstones, and half-unrolled scrolls — this is where the vase belongs. It stands tall and steady, a dark column in a sea of paper, holding its ground among the clutter of a working mind. The warm light of a bamboo lamp falls across its shoulder, and the vertical ribs glow in soft bands, like the lines of a column, or the faint strings of a qin seen in shadow. The vase does not demand attention. It simply stands, and the desk feels more ordered because of it — a small, quiet anchor in a world of words and ink.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.9; color: #555; margin: 0 0 14px;\"\u003eWhen you need to rest your eyes from the page, look at the curve of the vase's neck. When you need to remember that some things are older and slower than the work in front of you, look at the dark foot ring. When you need to think, look at the empty opening — and remember that fullness and emptiness are not opposites. They are the same vase, seen from different sides.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 12.5px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.8; color: #999; margin: 0;\"\u003eLeave it empty on the desk. It does not need a branch to be full.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- ===== 09. SCENE 3 — THE NIGHT ===== --\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0822\/8608\/4153\/files\/yf-generated-node-ei26k4yvib.png?v=1790069101\" alt=\"Moonlit night with guqin and bare branch\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 420px; object-fit: cover; object-position: center 40%; display: block;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 40px 24px 64px; max-width: 640px; margin: 0 auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 10.5px; letter-spacing: 0.25em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #b09a7e; font-weight: 500; margin-bottom: 12px;\"\u003eScene 03 — The Night\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-size: 22px; font-weight: 200; letter-spacing: -0.01em; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0 0 16px; color: #1c1c1c;\"\u003eA vase, a qin, and a full moon.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.9; color: #555; margin: 0 0 14px;\"\u003eBy moonlight, with a bare branch through the opening, and a qin resting behind it. The dark vase absorbs the moonlight, holding it close, and the bare branch reaches upward like a line of ink on a dark page. The qin is silent — its strings still, its tassel hanging — but you can almost hear it, the way you can almost hear a poem that has been left unfinished. The moon is full, visible through the lattice window, and the room is quiet, and the vase stands, and the whole scene feels like a moment from a painting that has not yet been painted — or one that was painted a thousand years ago, and is still being painted, still being finished, one quiet night at a time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.9; color: #555; margin: 0 0 14px;\"\u003eThe bare branch is deliberate — no leaves, no blossoms, just the line of it, reaching upward, reaching outward, reaching for the moonlight that falls through the window. It is a branch that has been chosen for its shape, for its silence, for the way it completes the vase the way a word completes a sentence. The vase holds the branch. The branch holds the moonlight. The moonlight holds the room. And the room holds you, for a moment, in the quiet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 12.5px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.8; color: #999; margin: 0;\"\u003eThis is where the vase looks most at home — in the dark, with a bare branch, and a full moon, and nothing else.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- ===== TRANSITION 05 — CARE ===== --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 48px 24px 36px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"width: 36px; height: 1px; background: #D4C8B8; margin: 0 auto 20px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 12px; font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: 0.1em; color: #888; margin: 0; text-transform: uppercase;\"\u003eCare\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- ===== 10. CARE — DARK ===== --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 64px 24px 72px; background: #1C1C1C; color: #e8e8e8;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"max-width: 860px; margin: 0 auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center; margin-bottom: 40px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size: clamp(24px,3.8vw,36px); font-weight: 200; letter-spacing: -0.01em; line-height: 1.15; margin: 0; color: #f0f0f0;\"\u003eA dark vase asks for almost nothing.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\" style=\"width: 100%;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 33.33%; padding: 0 14px; vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 10.5px; letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #b09a7e; font-weight: 500; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003e01\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0 0 8px; color: #e0e0e0; letter-spacing: -0.005em;\"\u003eWipe clean\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 12.5px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.8; color: #999; margin: 0;\"\u003eWipe the surface with a soft dry or barely damp cloth. The matte black glaze will show fingerprints and dust more visibly than a glossy glaze — wipe gently, in a circular motion, to avoid streaks. Avoid abrasive materials, as the matte surface will show scratches. The vertical ribs can be cleaned with a soft brush to remove dust from the grooves. The interior can be cleaned with a soft bottle brush or a cloth wrapped around a finger. Do not submerge the vase in water.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 33.33%; padding: 0 14px; vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 10.5px; letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #b09a7e; font-weight: 500; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003e02\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0 0 8px; color: #e0e0e0; letter-spacing: -0.005em;\"\u003eWater \u0026amp; stems\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 12.5px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.8; color: #999; margin: 0;\"\u003eFor fresh flowers, add a small amount of water and change it every two days — the long neck means that water will evaporate slowly, but stale water may leave mineral marks on the interior glaze. For dried branches or empty display, no water is needed. The opening fits single stems up to 6 mm in diameter. The long neck will support tall, slender branches without additional support. For thicker stems, enlarge the opening gently with a diamond file — the stoneware is hard but forgiving. Never force a stem that does not fit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 33.33%; padding: 0 14px; vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 10.5px; letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #b09a7e; font-weight: 500; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003e03\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0 0 8px; color: #e0e0e0; letter-spacing: -0.005em;\"\u003eGlaze \u0026amp; foot care\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 12.5px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.8; color: #999; margin: 0;\"\u003eThe matte black glaze is fired into the clay and is permanent — it will not fade, chip, or rub off under normal use. The small pores on the surface are part of the handmade character and will not affect the vase's function or durability. The foot ring is raw, unglazed clay — avoid prolonged contact with water, as it may absorb moisture and darken or stain. Wipe the foot dry if it gets wet. Over time, the foot may darken slightly from handling and contact with the table — this is a natural patina, not damage, and it grounds the piece further. The vase is dishwasher safe in theory, but hand washing is strongly recommended to preserve the matte finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- ===== 11. CLOSING ===== --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 80px 24px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 10.5px; letter-spacing: 0.25em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #b09a7e; font-weight: 500; margin-bottom: 18px;\"\u003efrissgonv — The Scholar's Collection\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size: clamp(26px,4.5vw,42px); font-weight: 200; letter-spacing: -0.02em; line-height: 1.1; margin: 0 0 18px; color: #1c1c1c;\"\u003eKeep a dark vase on your table.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.85; color: #777; max-width: 440px; margin: 0 auto 12px;\"\u003eEach vase is thrown on the wheel, carved by hand, and fired in a small kiln, in numbered batches. When a batch sells through, the next begins at the wheel — and differs, slightly, from the last. The neck will rise in a new line. The ribs will fall in a new pattern. The pores will bloom in new places. The silhouette will be its own. The vase will be its own dark column, on its own table, in its own light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 12px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.8; color: #aaa; margin: 0; font-style: italic;\"\u003eThe piece you receive will not be the one in these photographs. It will be its own vase, on its own table, holding its own room.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- ===== END ===== --\u003e","brand":"zhiosmose","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50522479525945,"sku":null,"price":78.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0822\/8608\/4153\/files\/yf-generated-node-il9pos2gqpb.png?v=1790069101","url":"https:\/\/zhiosmose.com\/products\/the-melon-vase-hand-thrown-black-stoneware-long-neck-vase","provider":"zhiosmose","version":"1.0","type":"link"}