Eight ‘Lucky’ Ceramics with a chinese theme

This is a collection that Hazle has wanted to do ever since we produced a much admired black and red Chinese restaurant, many years ago, (remember that?) and finally here are the first in what will eventually be a collection of 8 Chinese themed shops – 8 is regarded as an auspicious number in Chinese Culture, as it sounds very like the word for prosper or wealth.

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Chinese Calligraphy – The Year of the Dragon 2012

Launching our first new ceramic of 2012, on ‘Penhaligons of Covent Garden, London.  This famous perfumers was founded in 1870, and holds two royal warrants!

Here we present it ready for the Chinese New Year, the second in our Chinatown collection.

On the 23rd January 2012 the Chinese year of the Dragon begins, and as a Dragon year baby herself, with a special birthday later this year, Hazle has designed this limited painting of just 36 Ceramics, and will be painting all of this edition herself!

Why 36?  The edition will be numbered up to 50 ceramics, but just for fun, as the number 4 is considered to be the unluckiest number, there will be no ceramics with a number 4 – leaving just 36 available ceramics in the edition!

On the ground floor we have a Chinese Calligraphy studio with an artist at work inside painting lucky sayings to greet friends in the new year.  A red & green Chinese dragon curves between the first and second floor windows, take a close look at his tail to read the date 2012.

Our new building measures 22.5cm tall (9”) x 9.8cm wide (just under 4”) and is priced at £94.95 + carriage/insurance. Click here to order yours.

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Oriental Spices – The Year of the Rabbit

2011 was the year of the rabbit, so we started off the collection with this Oriental Spices emporium, painted on the ‘Sun Inn’ building in Canterbury, Kent.

If you don’t yet have this building among your collection, this could be the painting to tempt you!  Especially if you are a rabbit year baby yourself! (1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, Feb to Feb approx.)

Each ceramic will have a signed certificate with more details of the Chinese Zodiac Animals.

This Limited painting will be numbered up to 50 ceramics, but just for fun,  we won’t be using those unlucky number 4s,  – leaving just 36 available ceramics in the edition!

Click here to buy the year of the rabbit