The tea tray is the foundation of modern gongfu tea, where extra steepings and water are collected in a bowl instead of poured directly in a draining tea board. This style allows for a versatile, compact and elegant setup that calls back to the Song Dynasty scholarly tradition.

This refined tea tray brings in the depth of dark bamboo, and the textural beauty of woven rattan. The basket-style weaving creates a deeper link to the natural world in your tea setup and makes a backdrop that lets your yixing, porcelain, celadon and more really come forward. In addition, rattan is a softer surface that protects yixing from scratching, and draws water drips and small spills away from teaware.

This tray is available in two sizes. The smaller tray is beautifully compact and big enough for a small gongfu setup including a gaiwan, pitcher and two cups. The larger tray is big enough for a full gongfu setup, including pot, gaiwan, pitcher, cups and even a small water bowl.