As your supplier of prime specialist teas, we choose only those tea wares that you can use for enhancing your tea infusion effects and tea enjoyment experience. That’s why we focus our collection in the infusing and drinking vessels. That includes teapots, gaiwans, and cups.
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Jianzi Tall Foot 150
Gaiwans, Tea Accessories, White porcelainUSD 13.80Professional tea tasting with style
Although this is a gaiwan developed with the requirements for standard tea tasting, at 150ml ISO capacity at below the lid cover, we have it made with all the proper ergonomic requirements, and in a great looking design. Produced in fine kaolin porcelain and gorgeously finished with a glossy overglaze. A great tool for the professional, the real connoisseur or the novice drinker.
Each unit contains one gaiwan bowl with a lid. Choice of three colours.
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Standard Taster’s Mug, Small
Mugs, Tea AccessoriesThe 150ml standard taster’s mug is a most indispensable tool for traders, teashop owners and serious connoisseurs. Its smaller size lessens considerably unnecessary wastage, especially when tasting for finer, and thereby more expensive, teas. We have this one handmade in Dehua, where the highly acclaimed white porcelain, Blanc de chine originated.USD 12.80 -
Drum Gongfu Cups: Set of Three
Cups, Tea Accessories, White porcelainUSD 9.90Unlike a wide mouth cup such as the lamp shade, or a tall cup such as a magnolia shape, a drum shape cup has a lesser ratio in surface area to volume, allowing it to hold heat relatively longer. As such, there is an advantage when the intention is to have a few sips from a cup, or when you do not want the tea to cool down too quickly because of the ambience or because the infused tea is not that hot in the first place. 3 cups in each unit.
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Moonlight Gaiwan
Gaiwans, Stoneware, Tea AccessoriesUSD 25.90A demanding connoisseur's choice
While to many drinkers, the white porcelain gaiwan maybe the standard infusion vessel, some need an instrument to further improve the brewing experience. It should have all the advantages of a good porcelain — a thin, well formed brim for good decantation, a hollow in the lid button for keeping it cool enough for handling, a dome shaped lid for air trap, a rounded belly for minimising surface area to volume ratio… just like the Celeste Green Gaiwan has. However, one may want additionally a thicker, denser wall in the bowl for even better heat retention, a more solid weight for more confidence in handling, yet the same smooth, polished surface as porcelain for easy care. That would make the perfect gaiwan. Such as this Moonlight gaiwan. A double glazed stoneware of a a very dense clay, it weighs 46% more than a porcelain gaiwan of its size. It has a thicker wall at the belly, yet the same thin brim that you expect of a good gaiwan. Its capacity is 150ml, just like an infusion mug specified in the international tasting standard ISO 3103. -
Lotus Drum
Cups, Special glazes, White porcelainUSD 11.20Classic Qing style teacup
Drum shape teacup with stylised lotus motifs in enamel overglaze. Diameter: 6.9 cm Capacity: 100 ml Material: Kaolin white china with enamel overglaze and golden trimmings Content: 1 cup -
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Ru Ware Ruby Splash
Cups, Special glazes, StonewareUSD 32.80Craft Teacups: Special Glaze series
Diameter: 7.7 cm Capacity: 105 ml Material: Hand-thrown ceramic with Ru ware style glaze on the inside and splatter overglaze on the outside. Content: 1 cup -
Wood-fired Lotus
Cups, Special glazes, StonewareUSD 25.70Craft Teacups: Special Glaze series
Diameter: 8.1 cm Capacity: 121 ml Material: Hand-thrown stoneware with hand-painted lotus motif Content: 1 cup -
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Xu Feng: Little Bead
Tea Accessories, Yixing Teapot, Yixing wareUSD 78.00一粒珠
Artist: Xu Feng, National Associate Master Industrial Artist Pot style: Bead (Yi Li Zhu) Material: zisha Capacity: 250 ml 徐峰 助理國家工藝美術師 壺型：一粒珠 材料：紫砂 底款：徐峰製陶 -
Moonlight Chahai
Chahai, Stoneware, Tea AccessoriesUSD 15.10A matching chahai for the Moonlight Gaiwan. Or pair it with an infusion vessel of your own choice.
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Rural Life Gaiwan
Gaiwans, Stoneware, Tea AccessoriesUSD 37.00Celadon overglaze stoneware
One issue with smaller gaiwans made from porcelain is the balance of weight while infusing and handling. The lightness in a small volume also means easier heat loss. The use of stoneware alleviate both issues. The brim is made thin, even and firm for easy control when decanting, while the body wall gradually thickens towards the centre for good heat retention. The glass like celadon overglaze makes the vessel as good as porcelain, only with the advantages of a more substantial body. This "Rural Life" gaiwan is one of two hand scripted smaller size selections we have picked from Dehua. The first four lines from a Tang Dynasty poem "Rural Life" are handwritten on the perimeter of the gaiwan. The style of this calligraphic script is Cao Shu, a cursive script. Some call it running script. It seems that the brush was indeed running when the characters were being brushed on the ceramic biscuit. 茶碗上以草書體寫唐代賈島的一首詩，「郊居即事」的開頭四句：住此園林久，其如未是家。葉書傳野意，檐溜煮胡茶。
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Celeste Green Gaiwan
Gaiwans, Tea Accessories, White porcelainUSD 17.10The plum blossom blooms in mid to late January against the bitterness of Winter. That is why ancient literati had a high regard of the flower, for its metaphoric representation of people with the strength and endurance of holding on Righteousness, even when facing violent repression by the powerful.
Symbolism aside, the gaiwan's round belly form provides a minimal surface area to volume ratio to maximise heat retention, while fanning out at the brim to quicken cooling for easy handling and smooth decantation. This is a classic shape. The lid has a well form dome for trapping air. A lid button has a well formed hollow to keep itself cool enough for resting your finger on it when handling.
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Happiness Gaiwan
Gaiwans, Stoneware, Tea AccessoriesUSD 37.00A small gaiwan for the serious drinker
One issue with smaller gaiwans made from porcelain is the balance of weight while infusing and handling. The lightness in a small volume also means easier heat loss. The use of stoneware alleviate both issues. The brim is made thin, even and firm for easy control when decanting, while the body wall gradually thickens towards the centre for good heat retention. The glass like celadon overglaze makes the vessel as good as porcelain, only with the advantages of a more substantial body. The "Happiness" gaiwan is one of two hand scripted smaller size selections we have picked from Dehua. The two characters for the term "xi le" — happiness — are handwritten separately on the inside and the outside of the gaiwan body. The name of this style of calligraphic script is "Xing Shu" or "Hsing Shu" dependent on which translation system. Or it can be called a semi-cursive script. In dynastic era, it was a non-formal script style used for daily communication but not for formal documents. -
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Hu Xiao Xiang: Stone Ladle
Tea Accessories, Yixing Teapot, Yixing wareUSD 610.00石瓢
Artist: Hu Xiao Xiang, National Master Industrial Artist Pot style: Stone Ladle (Shi Piao) Material: Zi-ni Capacity: 180 ml Creation year: 2021 胡小香（曉香） 國家工藝美術師 壺型：石瓢 材料：紫泥 底款：胡曉香 製作年份：辛丑 -
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Ru Ware Canary Tears
Cups, Special glazes, StonewareUSD 32.80Craft Teacups: Special Glaze series
Diameter: 7.2 cm Capacity: 250 ml Material: Hand-thrown stoneware with Ru ware style glaze on the inside and special effect overglaze on the outside Content: 1 cup -
Gold Foot
Cups, Special glazes, White porcelainUSD 12.70Gold overlaid on applique
Shooter teacup with tall foot design in gold overlaid on appliqué. Diameter: 6.9 cm Capacity: 73 ml Material: Kaolin white china with enamel overglaze and golden trimmings Content: 1 cup -
Xu Feng: Squashed Belly
Tea Accessories, Yixing Teapot, Yixing wareUSD 81.00扁腹
Artist: Xu Feng, National Associate Master Industrial Artist Pot style: Squashed Belly ( Bian-fu ) Material: Da Hong Pao Capacity: 200 ml 徐峰 助理國家工藝美術師 壺型：扁腹 材料：大紅袍 底款：徐峰製陶 -
Moonlight Teacup, set of 3
Cups, Stoneware, Tea AccessoriesUSD 20.10A matching teacup for the Moonlight Gaiwan and Chahai.
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Celeste Green Teacup, set of 3
Cups, Tea Accessories, White porcelainUSD 10.20A matching teacup for the Celeste Green Gaiwan and Chahai.
