The Imperial Memories Round Cup and Saucer Set is the work that began everything at NewChi Porcelain. After three years of visiting over a hundred porcelain factories across Asia and Europe — every one of which refused to produce his designs — Heinrich Wang built his own workshop and spent two further years in research and development before a complete, uncompromised piece could be fired. The layered arc handle, the wide flat surfaces, the precise saucer seat: all were considered technically impossible before Wang resolved them one by one. Each piece in the Imperial Memories series is not only a functional object but a record of that resolution.
The saucer's cup seat is designed to receive the cup at a specific position and angle. Returning the cup to its seat after each sip is a built-in gesture — a small, unhurried act of respect toward the object and toward the ritual of drinking itself.