Supreme x Wu-Tang Clan RZA Meissen Mug
Supreme vs. Original
Supreme version
Original — Meissen
Porcelain Mug
About the original
Meissen is Europe's oldest porcelain manufactory, founded in 1710 in Saxony after the alchemist Johann Friedrich Bottger fired the first European hard-paste porcelain in 1708 and Augustus the Strong chartered a royal workshop in the Albrechtsburg fortress at Meissen the following year. Its crossed-swords mark, taken from the arms of the Electorate of Saxony and introduced in 1720, is one of the oldest trademarks still in continuous use. The FW25 Supreme x Wu-Tang Clan collab, designed in coordination with RZA, is an 8.45-ounce hand-decorated porcelain mug made in Germany, white with gold-leaf rim and foot bands and a gold-leaf Wu-Tang W on the side; Meissen's crossed swords are applied on the underside, indicating the piece is a first-quality factory issue.
About Meissen
Meissen is the oldest European porcelain manufacturer, established in 1710 in Meissen, Saxony under Augustus the Strong, Elector of Saxony and King of Poland. Alchemist Johann Friedrich Böttger, working from earlier experiments by Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus, produced the first European hard-paste porcelain at Albrechtsburg castle. Meissen introduced its crossed swords mark in 1722, one of the earliest trademarks in continuous use. Its hand-painted figurines, tableware, and decorative objects are still produced in Meissen by master painters and modelers trained through multi-year apprenticeships. Supreme's collaboration placed streetwear iconography on pieces from a 300-year-old state-founded manufactory.
