Verdant Tea

This thin lustrous gaiwan shows off the implements of an ancient scholar’s studio, complete with tea tools, and natural objects of contemplation. The scene is a reminder of tea culture’s long–spanning history and the roots of modern gongfu. The red-orange accents show off the lovely bright-white porcelain, perfect for amplifying the color and aromatics of your tea.

This essential gongfu kit includes a gaiwan, pitcher and strainer to kickstart your gongfu tea brewing adventures. Pair with your own favorite cups suited to your style. The simple gaiwan at the heart of this set is a pleasure to hold and use, perfectly sized for tea tasting, while the glass pitcher is a high-quality tempered piece that can double as a brewer for green teas. This kit is designed to be an accessible entry point into gongfu style brewing.

This bright, airy and elegant gaiwan is hand-painted by the Peng Yuan Qing Hua studio. The lustrous, high-fired porcelain brings out a tea’s natural aromatic beauty, and shows off the color of the leaves as they unfold. The classic blue painting inside the gaiwan itself is a surprise until you take off the lid, revealing a traditional lotus pond motif. The lid of the gaiwan itself is curved and shaped to double as a bonus tasting cup for solo brewing.

The cool, celadon-inspired finish on this hand-painted porcelain gaiwan serves as a beautiful contrast to the floral spring motif. The gestural, fine painting work shows off Peng Yuan Qing Hua Studio’s skill and technique. The spring flowers are a surprise until you take off the lid, revealing a traditional lotus pond motif. The lid of the gaiwan itself is curved and shaped to double as a bonus tasting cup for solo brewing.

The adorable daisies adorning this gaiwan against rich warm grey evoke a vintage 1960’s style with lush rich brushstrokes and deep greens. The Peng Yuan Qing Hua Studio shows off their mastery with such extensive hand painting work, against the backdrop of a high-fired, fully-vitrified gaiwan perfect for reflecting the aromatics of any tea.

The Peng Yuan Qing Hua Studio shows off their skill with beautiful, highly stylized persimmons. This gaiwan is hand-painted in the style of screen paintings, with each persimmon’s sculptural shape captured in their brushwork. The deep rich orange contrasts with classic porcelain blue for a deeply traditional old-school effect. The highly-vitrified, high-fired porcelain is non-reactive, allowing it to show off each tea's true aroma.

The Peng Yuan Studio creates thin and lustrous porcelain in De Hua, one of China’s ancient porcelain capitols. This taller gaiwan shape is well-designed and easy to pour. The classic blue and white landscape motif is entirely hand-painted. A pattern as detailed as this landscape takes years of practice, a good eye and a steady hand. Such highly vitrified porcelain is almost completely non-reactive so the aroma of your tea can be as true as possible.

This dream-like, abstract hand-painted gaiwan from Peng Yuan Qing Hua studio shows off their masterful, gestural painting skills and the depth of color contrast they achieve between lustrous white porcelain and traditional blue glaze. Their inspiration point was the enveloping feeling of the aromatic steam that rises from the gaiwan and catches the light in misty waves. Their high-fired, highly-vitrified porcelain work brings out the deepest aromatics in your tea.

This tea set is everything you need to brew fine tea at home, or to kickstart friends and family in gongfu tea brewing. This essentials collection includes a white porcelain gaiwan that is fully non-reactive for true, clean flavor and aroma. The cups are high fired porcelain from Peng Yuan Qing Hua studio in Dehua. The tempered glass pitcher and porcelain strainer make it easy to brew for a group.

This impressive gaiwan features a peaceful hand-painted scene highlighting a secret tea pavilion in the mountains. Pengyuan Qinghua Studio turns all of their own ultra-thin porcelain, vitrified at an extremely high firing temperature for teaware fine enough to amplify tea’s aromatics and allow light to pass through, giving each piece a glowing quality. The brushwork on this piece shows off the artist's skill at both detail in the pavilion itself, and gestural washes and abstraction on the rock face and cherry blossoms.

Gongfu tea is a celebration of abundance, and this gaiwan evokes that feeling of nature’s abundance beautifully with a hand-painted pomegranate tree full of fruit and blossoms. Pengyuan Qinghua Studio turns all of their own ultra-thin porcelain, vitrified at an extremely high firing temperature for teaware fine enough to amplify tea’s aromatics and allow light to pass through, giving each piece a glowing quality. Striking detail in the brushwork around the branches is matched with a beautiful dream-like quality in the pink of the fruit itself, showing off the artist’s skill.

Classical Chinese porcelain motifs were all about the deep blue brushwork, with early blue glaze being the best color to survive the intense heat of the kiln. This gaiwan evokes that classical style with an elegant hand-painted pomegranate tree. Pengyuan Qinghua Studio turns all of their own ultra-thin porcelain, vitrified at an extremely high firing temperature for teaware fine enough to amplify tea’s aromatics and allow light to pass through, giving each piece a glowing quality. Striking detail in the brushwork around the branches is matched with a beautiful dream-like quality in the blue of the fruit itself, showing off the artist’s skill.

This beautiful and fine porcelain gaiwan draws on the Song Dynasty tradition of objects of scholarly contemplation with a subtle gnarled piece of wood in relief, a nod to the curious natural objects that were inspirational in the Song Dynasty studio. It is no small feat to achieve porcelain this thin while still featuring a relief that glows translucent in the light, accented with a fully hand-painted pine bough motif, fluid and expressive against the white porcelain. This piece is fully vitrified and non-reactive, meaning it fully amplifies the tea’s natural aromatics, making it perfect for serious tasting.

This beautiful and fine porcelain gaiwan draws on the Song Dynasty tradition of objects of scholarly contemplation with a subtle gnarled piece of wood in relief, a nod to the curious natural objects that were inspirational in the Song Dynasty studio. It is no small feat to achieve porcelain this thin while still featuring a relief that glows translucent in the light, accented with a fully hand-painted bamboo motif fired in both blue and green, fluid and expressive against the white porcelain. This piece is fully vitrified and non-reactive, meaning it fully amplifies the tea’s natural aromatics, making it perfect for serious tasting.

The De Hua Peng Yuan Studio is dedicated to crafting thin, lustrous and highly vitrified porcelain in De Hua, and dedicates the time and mastery to carefully hand paint the stunning gaiwan offered in this set, along with an elegant unpainted pitcher to show off the brewed tea. A modern flare and bold geometric chrysanthemum motifs set this gaiwan apart as an elegant contemporary play on traditional patterns, drawing inspiration from ancient seals and the embroidery tradition. Pair this gaiwan and pitcher with your own favorite tea cup, perhaps a green celadon cup for beautiful contrast.

Hand-painted butterfly, flowers and a hidden cat adorn this clever compact gongfu travel tea set, which includes a pitcher, infuser brew basket, three cups, and an infuser saucer that doubles as a fourth larger solo-tasting cup. The larger cup has three legs that form ears and a little nose for a hidden cat peaking out from the blue wash. Strainer holes are incorporated directly into the porcelain, with no plastic mesh used. Each cup is high-fired and hand painted by the Pengyuan Qinghua Studio in Dehua, one of the historic capitals of ancient porcelain. The whole set packs into a protective case with carabiner for the perfect active travel set up.

For enjoying fine tea on every adventure, from picnics and hikes to road trips, this bright cheery sunflower set is ready to go. Hand-painted sunflowers adorn three cups, and a gaiwan with built-in removable strainer that can rest on the gaiwan lid flipped over between steepings. The set is protected by a tea towel folded between each layer, and nestled into a beautiful carrying case in stitched vegan leather with carrying strap that snaps on and off for easy packing. The porcelain itself is highly-vitrified fine porcelain from the masters at Peng Yuan Qing Hua studio, perfect for reflecting all the nuance and aroma from any tea.

With a gaiwan, strainer, and a pitcher, this tea set includes everything you need to brew fine tea.  Our friends at the Peng Yuan Qing Hua studio in Dehua have produced this stunning set of gilded porcelain tea ware with a beautiful blue green tint to the porcelain, highlighted by bands of gold. The whole set is crafted from highly vitrified non-reactive porcelain to give your teas a clear, focused and true aroma and flavor. Pair with your favorite tea cup, from hand painted porcelain to celadon or Jian Zhan.

This impressive gaiwan and pitcher set features a peaceful hand-painted scene highlighting a secret tea pavilion in the mountains. Pengyuan Qinghua Studio turns all of their own ultra-thin porcelain, vitrified at an extremely high firing temperature for teaware fine enough to amplify tea’s aromatics and allow light to pass through, giving each piece a glowing quality. The brushwork on this piece shows off the artist's skill at both detail in the pavilion itself, and gestural washes and abstraction on the rock face and cherry blossoms. These matching pieces are fully vitrified and non-reactive, meaning they fully amplify the tea’s natural aromatics, making it perfect for serious tasting. Pair with your own favorite teacup, like a hand-made Jian Zhan piece from Lin Xi.

The Peng Yuan Qing Hua Studio shows off their skill with stunning, highly stylized persimmons, hand-glazed in the style of screen paintings, with each persimmon’s sculptural shape captured in their brushwork. The deep rich orange contrasts with classic porcelain blue for a deeply traditional old-school effect. This gaiwan comes with a grandiose stand that can double as a tea boat for modern gongfu tea. The highly-vitrified, high-fired porcelain is non-reactive, meaning it shows off each tea's true aromatics.

This dream-like, abstract hand-painted porcelain gongfu tea brewing set from Peng Yuan Qing Hua studio shows off the studio's masterful, gestural painting skills and the depth of color contrast they achieve between lustrous white porcelain and traditional blue glaze. Their inspiration point was the enveloping feeling of the aromatic steam that rises from the tea set and catches the light in misty waves. This set includes a gaiwan, pitcher, and strainer. Their high-fired, highly-vitrified porcelain is completely non-reactive and perfect to show off a true sense of any tea. Pair with your favorite tea cup, from hand painted porcelain to celadon or Jian Zhan.

This thin and lustrous porcleain tea brewing set is hand painted in a classic blue and white landscape motif by Peng Yuan Qing Hua studio in De Hua, one of China's ancient porcelain capitols. A pattern as detailed as this landscape takes years of practice, a good eye and a steady hand. This set includes a gaiwan, pitcher, and strainer. Their high-fired, highly-vitrified porcelain is completely non-reactive and perfect to show off a true sense of any tea. Pair with your favorite tea cup, from hand painted porcelain to celadon or Jian Zhan.

This full set is a celebration of Pengyuan Qinghua studio’s incredible work with hand painting and fine thin porcelain, including a gaiwan, a pitcher and two cups. The striking motif features a hand-painted motif of delicate bamboo swaying in the wind. Pengyuan Qinghua Studio turns all of their own ultra-thin porcelain, vitrified at an extremely high firing temperature for teaware fine enough to amplify tea’s aromatics and allow light to pass through, giving each piece a glowing quality. The red brushwork is an elegant contrast to the white, and an evocative reference to the bamboo groves that grow alongside tea in the mountains of Fujian.

This full set is a celebration of Pengyuan Qinghua studio’s incredible work with hand painting and fine thin porcelain, including a gaiwan, a pitcher and two cups. Classical Chinese porcelain motifs were all about the deep blue brushwork, with early blue glaze being the best color to survive the intense heat of the kiln. This set evokes that classical style with an elegant hand-painted pomegranate tree. Pengyuan Qinghua Studio turns all of their own ultra-thin porcelain, vitrified at an extremely high firing temperature for teaware fine enough to amplify tea’s aromatics and allow light to pass through, giving each piece a glowing quality. Striking detail in the brushwork around the branches is matched with a beautiful dream-like quality in the blue of the fruit itself, showing off the artist’s skill.

Our friends at the Peng Yuan Qing Hua studio in Dehua have produced this stunning set of gilded porcelain tea ware with a beautiful blue green tint to the porcelain, highlighted by bands of gold. This elegant collection includes everything you need to brew fine tea- a gaiwan, two cups, a strainer and a pitcher. The whole set is crafted from highly vitrified non-reactive porcelain to give your teas a clear, focused and true aroma and flavor.

Xiangfu’s Zheng series is named after the stringed instrument since the carved grooves mimc the zheng’s strings. Groves running to a drain channel allow this personal-sized tea board to draw water away from your teapot, or gaiwan. The compact footprint is perfect for desk-side modern gongfu. This boat is paired with everything you need to brew fine tea at home, or to kickstart friends and family in gongfu tea brewing including a white porcelain gaiwan that is fully non-reactive for true, clean flavor and aroma. The cups are high fired porcelain from Peng Yuan Qing Hua studio in Dehua. The tempered glass pitcher and classic strainer make it easy to brew for a group.

Everything you need to get the most out of your fine teas using gongfu brewing style. A versatile porcelain gaiwan helps you do lots of steepings with the same leaf to see how a tea’s flavor unfolds, a glass pitcher and strainer are there to help you fill up everyone’s cups with each infusion, a tea board catches any drips and rinse steepings along the way, and finally, two porcelain tasting cups that show off a tea’s true aroma. Get started with gongfu and see your tea in a totally new way!

This full tea set includes a gaiwan, pitcher, and two cups. The Pine Bough style draws on the Song Dynasty tradition of objects of scholarly contemplation with a subtle gnarled piece of wood in relief on the cups and gaiwan, a nod to the curious natural objects that were inspirational in the Song Dynasty studio. It is no small feat to achieve porcelain this thin while still featuring a relief that glows translucent in the light, accented with a fully hand-painted pine bough motif, fluid and expressive against the white porcelain. Each piece is fully vitrified and non-reactive, meaning they fully amplify the tea’s natural aromatics, making the set perfect for serious and contemplative tasting.

Peng Yuan Qing Hua studio takes their cat theme seriously, depicting the cats on this gaiwan + saucer set with the same level of detail and gestural beauty that they would put into a traditional landscape or floral motif. The gaiwan and saucer together shows a cat playing with a wreath of flowers, from wearing them proudly to lying in a pile of petals by the end of playtime. The oversized saucer that doubles as a presentation plate between gongfu sessions.

This impressive gaiwan and pitcher set features a peaceful hand-painted scene highlighting a secret tea pavilion in the mountains. Pengyuan Qinghua Studio turns all of their own ultra-thin porcelain, vitrified at an extremely high firing temperature for teaware fine enough to amplify tea’s aromatics and allow light to pass through, giving each piece a glowing quality. The brushwork on this piece shows off the artist's skill at both detail in the pavilion itself, and gestural washes and abstraction on the rock face and cherry blossoms. These matching pieces are fully vitrified and non-reactive, meaning they fully amplify the tea’s natural aromatics, making it perfect for serious tasting. This set is paired with two purple porcelain teacups high-fired in Longquan to help amplify your tea's aromatics, plus matching saucers for each cup.

This thin and lustrous porcleain full gongfu tea set is hand painted in a classic blue and white landscape motif by Peng Yuan Qing Hua studio in De Hua, one of China's ancient porcelain capitols. A pattern as detailed as this landscape takes years of practice, a good eye and a steady hand. This set includes a gaiwan, pitcher, strainer and two tea cups. Their high-fired, highly-vitrified porcelain is completely non-reactive and perfect to show off a true sense of any tea. 

The gongfu tea set includes a hand painted gaiwan, two tea cups, and a draining porcelain tea boat. The adorable daisies adorning each item of this set against rich warm grey evoke a vintage 1960’s style with lush rich brushstrokes and deep greens. The Peng Yuan Qing Hua Studio shows off their mastery with such extensive hand painting work, against the backdrop of a high-fired, fully-vitrified gaiwan perfect for reflecting the aromatics of any tea.

This tea set is everything you need to brew fine tea at home or to kickstart friends and family in gongfu tea brewing. This essentials collection includes a white porcelain gaiwan that is fully non-reactive for true, clean flavor and aroma. The cups are high fired porcelain from Peng Yuan Qing Hua studio in Dehua. The tempered glass pitcher and classic strainer make it easy to brew for a group. A beautiful draining tea board from Xiangfu Workshop is included with this set so you can pour your rinse or any extra tea right over the board and watch it drain below. The board comes with a tray to hold water, and a tube to drain to a bucket if you prefer.

This full gongfu tea set features a gaiwan, teaware stand and two tea cups hand painted with a beautiful persimmon motif. The Peng Yuan Qing Hua Studio shows off their skill with stunning, highly stylized persimmons, hand-glazed in the style of screen paintings, with each persimmon’s sculptural shape captured in their brushwork. The deep rich orange contrasts with classic porcelain blue for a deeply traditional old-school effect. The gaiwan pairs with a grandiose stand that can double as a tea boat for modern gongfu tea, while the tea cups' tall shape concentrates the aroma of your tea, showing off teas like oolong especially gracefully. The highly-vitrified, high-fired porcelain is non-reactive, showing off each tea's true aroma.

This dream-like, abstract hand-painted porcelain gongfu tea brewing set from Peng Yuan Qing Hua studio shows off the studio's masterful, gestural painting skills and the depth of color contrast they achieve between lustrous white porcelain and traditional blue glaze. Their inspiration point was the enveloping feeling of the aromatic steam that rises from the tea set and catches the light in misty waves. This full gongfu tea set includes a gaiwan, pitcher, and strainer along with two tea cups and a tea bowl. The high-fired, highly-vitrified porcelain is completely non-reactive and perfect to show off a true sense of any tea. 

This beautifully translucent porcelain gongfu tea brewing set includes a gaiwan, pitcher, and fine strainer. These pieces are made in Dehua’s most famous and classical style - milk white, also known as Blanc de Chine or “China White.” This unique, almost glowing milky glaze is achieved through a fusion of glaze and body, and the introduction of iron oxide for an oxidative firing environment, different from modern reductive kiln firing. This milky style was made famous in statues of Guanyin fired in Dehua’s ancient kilns, a style that looks like white jade, but with a thinness, luster and glow only possible in fine porcelain. Each piece of high-fired, highly-vitrified porcelain is non-reactive and perfect to show off a true sense of any tea. Pair with your favorite tea cup, from hand painted porcelain to celadon or Jian Zhan.

This unique De Hua porcelain has a subtle blue-green undertone brought out by a gilded golden edge, creating a lustrous contrast for an elegant series from the Peng Yuan studio. This high-fired porcelain reflects the true aroma of your tea. The gilded porcelain is paired with a tempered glass pitcher to show off the color of your brewed tea, all set on the stunning Xiangfu Storm Grey Stone Top Tea Board, a draining full gongfu set up for serious tasting.

Peng Yuan Qing Hua studio takes their cat theme seriously, depicting each cat with the same level of detail and gestural beauty that they would put into a traditional landscape or floral motif; the set taken together shows cats in various stages of play with a wreath of flowers, from wearing them proudly, to running around with them, to lying in a pile of petals by the end of playtime. The set comes with an oversized saucer that doubles as a presentation plate between gongfu sessions, a beautiful gaiwan, a hexagonal glass pitcher, four guest cups and one larger host cup that works great for solo brewing too. The whole set is packaged in a fancy gift box for safe transit and great presentation.

This beautifully translucent porcelain full gongfu tea set includes a gaiwan, pitcher, fine strainer, and two matching tea cups. These pieces are made in Dehua’s most famous and classical style - milk white, also known as Blanc de Chine or “China White.” This unique, almost glowing milky glaze is achieved through a fusion of glaze and body, and the introduction of iron oxide for an oxidative firing environment, different from modern reductive kiln firing. This milky style was made famous in statues of Guanyin fired in Dehua’s ancient kilns, a style that looks like white jade, but with a thinness, luster and glow only possible in fine porcelain. Each piece of high-fired, highly-vitrified porcelain is non-reactive and perfect to show off a true sense of any tea. Pair with your favorite tea cup, from hand painted porcelain to celadon or Jian Zhan.

We love modern gongfu. It’s versatility, the way it can incorporate into the everyday, the way pieces can be swapped out so easily depending on the tea, the weather and the mood. That’s why we wanted to finally offer a full modern gongfu set that shows off the ideals of this new style. What is modern gongfu? Simply, it’s tea without the draining board. Instead of a board, a runner is used and stands are put out for cups, pitchers and gaiwans. Without a board, the set is free to expand to accommodate more people, or fold up and be put away in tight spaces. Pieces can be swapped out to fit any occasion. This set includes a runner, a full set of tea tools, a Milk White Gaiwan, two aroma cup sets, a stunning glass pitcher, a tea boat for the gaiwan and a pitcher stand. The tea boat can double as a tea bowl for any rinse or extra brew. Aroma cups can be used with the tall cup to appreciate the aromatics of your tea, or you can pour directly into the tea bowl cups. All together- this set is our invitation to get into gongfu and enjoy your tea to the fullest.

This stunning hand-built, wood-fired Gaiwan is from artist Yi Xuan’s personal collection, a piece that came out of the kiln with natural swirling iridescence, an artifact of the extreme heat of her three day firing process that gets so hot she has to build her work from a special hand-blended porcelain mix instead of traditional clay which would otherwise break apart in the kiln. This gaiwan is not glazed- its color comes entirely from iron-oxide dusts present in her porcelain reacting to the heat of the firing, making this piece incredibly thin and light, a true pleasure to hold in the hand.

This stunning hand-built, wood-fired Gaiwan is from artist Yi Xuan’s personal collection, a piece that came out of the kiln with natural swirling iridescence, an artifact of the extreme heat of her three day firing process that gets so hot she has to build her work from a special hand-blended porcelain mix instead of traditional clay which would otherwise break apart in the kiln. This gaiwan is not glazed- its color comes entirely from iron-oxide dusts present in her porcelain reacting to the heat of the firing, making this piece incredibly thin and light, a true pleasure to hold in the hand.

This stunning hand-built, wood-fired Gaiwan is from artist Yi Xuan’s personal collection, a piece that came out of the kiln with natural swirling iridescence, an artifact of the extreme heat of her three day firing process that gets so hot she has to build her work from a special hand-blended porcelain mix instead of traditional clay which would otherwise break apart in the kiln. This gaiwan is not glazed- its color comes entirely from iron-oxide dusts present in her porcelain reacting to the heat of the firing, making this piece incredibly thin and light, a true pleasure to hold in the hand.

This stunning hand-built, wood-fired Gaiwan is from artist Yi Xuan’s personal collection, a piece that came out of the kiln with natural swirling iridescence, an artifact of the extreme heat of her three day firing process that gets so hot she has to build her work from a special hand-blended porcelain mix instead of traditional clay which would otherwise break apart in the kiln. This gaiwan is not glazed- its color comes entirely from iron-oxide dusts present in her porcelain reacting to the heat of the firing, making this piece incredibly thin and light, a true pleasure to hold in the hand.

This stunning hand-built, wood-fired Gaiwan is from artist Yi Xuan’s personal collection, a piece that came out of the kiln with natural swirling iridescence, an artifact of the extreme heat of her three day firing process that gets so hot she has to build her work from a special hand-blended porcelain mix instead of traditional clay which would otherwise break apart in the kiln. This gaiwan is not glazed- its color comes entirely from iron-oxide dusts present in her porcelain reacting to the heat of the firing, making this piece incredibly thin and light, a true pleasure to hold in the hand.

Yi Xuan’s experimental giant wood-fired kiln set into the hillside on the outskirts of Dehua glows all through the night as she fires a batch of porcelain. The intense heat, smoke and chemical transformation possible in the kiln turn what would otherwise come out a lustrous shining white, this beautiful shade of red-orange. Making pieces this thin and fine put them at risk of cracking in the kiln, but Yi Xuan tales that risk to honor the detail that Dehua is famous for. The result is a gaiwan as light in the hand as Jingdezhen’s famous porcelain, but with a natural, hand-thrown feel and color that makes tea leaves really shine. This truly one-of-a-kind piece is the exact Gaiwan pictured. Yi Xuan’s process and her kiln make for stunningly unique pieces with patterns that can never line up quite the same again. Once this individual gaiwan finds a new home, it is gone.

Yi Xuan’s experimental giant wood-fired kiln set into the hillside on the outskirts of Dehua glows all through the night as she fires a batch of porcelain. The intense heat, smoke and chemical transformation possible in the kiln turn what would otherwise come out a lustrous shining white, this beautiful shade of red-orange. Making pieces this thin and fine put them at risk of cracking in the kiln, but Yi Xuan tales that risk to honor the detail that Dehua is famous for. The result is a gaiwan as light in the hand as Jingdezhen’s famous porcelain, but with a natural, hand-thrown feel and color that makes tea leaves really shine. This truly one-of-a-kind piece is the exact Gaiwan pictured. Yi Xuan’s process and her kiln make for stunningly unique pieces with patterns that can never line up quite the same again. Once this individual gaiwan finds a new home, it is gone.

This stunning hand-built, wood-fired Gaiwan is from artist Yi Xuan’s personal collection, a piece that came out of the kiln with natural swirling iridescence, an artifact of the extreme heat of her three day firing process that gets so hot she has to build her work from a special hand-blended porcelain mix instead of traditional clay which would otherwise break apart in the kiln. This gaiwan is not glazed- its color comes entirely from iron-oxide dusts present in her porcelain reacting to the heat of the firing, making this piece incredibly thin and light, a true pleasure to hold in the hand.

This stunning hand-built, wood-fired Gaiwan is from artist Yi Xuan’s personal collection, a piece that came out of the kiln with natural swirling iridescence, an artifact of the extreme heat of her three day firing process that gets so hot she has to build her work from a special hand-blended porcelain mix instead of traditional clay which would otherwise break apart in the kiln. This gaiwan is not glazed- its color comes entirely from iron-oxide dusts present in her porcelain reacting to the heat of the firing, making this piece incredibly thin and light, a true pleasure to hold in the hand.

This stunning hand-built, wood-fired Gaiwan is from artist Yi Xuan’s personal collection, a piece that came out of the kiln with natural swirling iridescence, an artifact of the extreme heat of her three day firing process that gets so hot she has to build her work from a special hand-blended porcelain mix instead of traditional clay which would otherwise break apart in the kiln. This gaiwan is not glazed- its color comes entirely from iron-oxide dusts present in her porcelain reacting to the heat of the firing, making this piece incredibly thin and light, a true pleasure to hold in the hand.

This stunning hand-built, wood-fired Gaiwan is from artist Yi Xuan’s personal collection, a piece that came out of the kiln with natural swirling iridescence, an artifact of the extreme heat of her three day firing process that gets so hot she has to build her work from a special hand-blended porcelain mix instead of traditional clay which would otherwise break apart in the kiln. This gaiwan is not glazed- its color comes entirely from iron-oxide dusts present in her porcelain reacting to the heat of the firing, making this piece incredibly thin and light, a true pleasure to hold in the hand.

This stunning hand-built, wood-fired Gaiwan is from artist Yi Xuan’s personal collection, a piece that came out of the kiln with natural swirling iridescence, an artifact of the extreme heat of her three day firing process that gets so hot she has to build her work from a special hand-blended porcelain mix instead of traditional clay which would otherwise break apart in the kiln. This gaiwan is not glazed- its color comes entirely from iron-oxide dusts present in her porcelain reacting to the heat of the firing, making this piece incredibly thin and light, a true pleasure to hold in the hand.

This stunning hand-built, wood-fired Gaiwan is from artist Yi Xuan’s personal collection, a piece that came out of the kiln with natural swirling iridescence, an artifact of the extreme heat of her three day firing process that gets so hot she has to build her work from a special hand-blended porcelain mix instead of traditional clay which would otherwise break apart in the kiln. This gaiwan is not glazed- its color comes entirely from iron-oxide dusts present in her porcelain reacting to the heat of the firing, making this piece incredibly thin and light, a true pleasure to hold in the hand.

This stunning hand-built, wood-fired Gaiwan is from artist Yi Xuan’s personal collection, a piece that came out of the kiln with natural swirling iridescence, an artifact of the extreme heat of her three day firing process that gets so hot she has to build her work from a special hand-blended porcelain mix instead of traditional clay which would otherwise break apart in the kiln. This gaiwan is not glazed- its color comes entirely from iron-oxide dusts present in her porcelain reacting to the heat of the firing, making this piece incredibly thin and light, a true pleasure to hold in the hand.

This stunning hand-built, wood-fired Gaiwan is from artist Yi Xuan’s personal collection, a piece that came out of the kiln with natural swirling iridescence, an artifact of the extreme heat of her three day firing process that gets so hot she has to build her work from a special hand-blended porcelain mix instead of traditional clay which would otherwise break apart in the kiln. This gaiwan is not glazed- its color comes entirely from iron-oxide dusts present in her porcelain reacting to the heat of the firing, making this piece incredibly thin and light, a true pleasure to hold in the hand.

With an evocative gestural stream hand-painted across the teapot and two bright gilded cups floating on saucers, this set is inspired by lanterns drifting on a stream. The high-fired porcelain brings out the deepest aromatic complexity in your teas, while the teapot capacity is well-matched to the two cups for cozy tea time.

This set pairs Xiangfu Workshop's lovely gilded yellow teacups with Qing Yuan Peng Hua's hand-painted teapot - with a capacity to fill both cups for cozy tea time. Bright, sunny yellow and wonderful floral brushwork evoke a summer garden party.

This is Xiangfu’s absolute smallest gongfu travel kit. This simple kit includes a gaiwan with removable strainer and three cups that stack and nest in the gaiwan, all bundled together in a padded green drawstring bag. It’s everything you need to enjoy your favorite tea with the smallest footprint possible, and a great intro to gongfu-style brewing for anyone looking to dive in and get the most out of their tea.

A full gongfu set in its own side-satchel carry case? Yes, please! This new set from Xiangfu includes a bamboo tea board that houses a glass gaiwan with removable porcelain strainer, four cups, a bamboo tweezers and a tea cloth so you’ll never be without your favorite tea when you are picnicking, or out and about. There’s even space for several bags of tea in the tea board to keep the whole set-up together when you travel

Xiangfu delivers full-on gongfu brewing in the smallest most portable form factor with this new set. Three stylish blue and white porcelain cups nest inside a glass and bamboo brewer with a matching removable porcelain strainer and top. You can control brew time by removing the strainer, and pour from the pitcher into each cup for multi-infusion gongfu. When you are done, pack it up in the durable carbon-fiber case and take it on the go.

This striking glass gaiwan ripples like glacial ice in the sun, amplifying light and showing off the color of your tea as you brew. With glass, you can see the leaves unfold in the gaiwan and connect with the craft of the people behind the tea before you take your first sip. Tempered for brewing with boiling water and elegantly gilded, this is a stunning addition to any gongfu setup.

This hand-finished, traditionally glazed Longquan celadon gaiwan depicts an abundant garden of blooming peonies seen through a window, a nod to the ancient scholar’s tea pavilion that shows off the beautiful variation and depth in the celadon glazing. Celadon fires highly vitrified like glass, making it a non-reactive material that helps bring out incredible aromatic depth in your tea. 

This incredibly unique celadon gaiwan features a hewn texture like carved wood. The texture both makes it a pleasure to hold and shows off the color, depth and luster of the celadon glazing itself. Hand-finished and fired in a traditional Longquan kiln, this celadon is highly vitrified like glass, making it a non-reactive material that helps bring out incredible aromatic depth in your tea.

This beautiful hand-finished celadon tea set is a celebration of the abundance of nature featuring two flower-adorned tea goblets, a gaiwan with peonies in relief, and an elegant, modern hexagonal celadon pitcher. Traditional high-fired Longquan kiln celadon is fully-vitrified, non-reactive and perfect for amplifying the aromatics and texture of your tea. Embrace the beautiful jade celadon inspired by the Song Dynasty pottery tradition!

Tall, bold, angular and geometric, this celadon set features a hand-finished gaiwan, two tall cups that could easily double as aroma cups, and a hexagonal celadon pitcher. Traditional high-fired Longquan kiln celadon is fully-vitrified, non-reactive and perfect for amplifying the aromatics and texture of your tea. Embrace the beautiful jade celadon inspired by the Song Dynasty pottery tradition!

This set draws on the Song Dynasty celadon tradition, featuring an elegant ewer whose role in tea ceremony is to cool your water before pouring over delicate green teas and white teas, along with a uniquely carved celadon gaiwan, a tea boat based on a famous Song Dynasty celadon motif, and a scalloped cup large enough for solo-brewing. Traditional high-fired Longquan kiln celadon is fully-vitrified, non-reactive and perfect for amplifying the aromatics and texture of your tea. Embrace the beautiful jade celadon inspired by the Song Dynasty pottery tradition!

Lacquer arts in China date back over three thousand years to the Shang Dynasty. This spectacular piece draws on ancient tradition, combining lacquer with classic Ru Kiln ceramics. While the oldest lacquer wares are made from turned and carved wood, dipped in countless layers of resin, the problem in bringing this ancient craft into tea culture is lacquer’s dislike of boiling water. Feng Zi Studio takes up the challenge, by making the gaiwan material their stunning Ru, leaving the inside lacquer-free so that the cup can withstand generations of use. The lacquer layer is built up over many applications, creating a soft smooth feeling, and a beautiful contrasting color to the blue Ru glaze. The brilliant maple leaf imprints against deep swirling greens is a nod to the Song Dynasty Jizhou leaf imprint ceramics tradition. All three pieces of the gaiwan feature a lacquer side and Ru side for stunning contrast. The gaiwan shape itself is perfect for any tea and the thick walls keep the brew insulated as it steeps, making your tea more aromatic and rich.

Lacquer arts in China date back over three thousand years to the Shang Dynasty. This spectacular piece draws on ancient tradition, combining lacquer with classic Ru Kiln ceramics. While the oldest lacquer wares are made from turned and carved wood, dipped in countless layers of resin, the problem in bringing this ancient craft into tea culture is lacquer’s dislike of boiling water. Feng Zi Studio takes up the challenge, by making the gaiwan material their stunning Ru, leaving the inside lacquer-free so that the cup can withstand generations of use. The lacquer layer is built up over many applications, creating a soft smooth feeling, and a beautiful contrasting color to the blue Ru glaze. Shell inlay has always been a lacquer classic, but Fengzi takes tradition and makes it dreamy, swirling and perfectly modern. All three pieces of the gaiwan feature a lacquer side and Ru side for stunning contrast. The gaiwan shape itself is perfect for any tea and the thick walls keep the brew insulated as it steeps, making your tea more aromatic and rich.

This fully-furnished, beautiful Ru Yao gongfu tea set is complete with tea board, all packed into a vintage-inspired travel case! Arrive in style with this vegan-leather luggage case carefully packed with Jie Feng studio’s adorable Ru Gaiwan and four matching cups, along with a  decorative scalloped tempered glass pitcher and bamboo tea tray to finish out the set up. Everything you need to enjoy your favorite teas on the go.

This creamy blue-green Ru glaze gaiwan celebrates the tradition of bringing new life to old pieces through gold repair work. As ancient pieces are excavated, instead of preserving cracked shards, modern collectors are repairing these relics with gold so that they can be used in tea brewing the way the original artist intended. This gold work has spurred the growth of a new craft, adding adornment to the repairs- a modern dialog with ancient pieces. This Ru pot draws on the goldwork tradition with a golden motif of its own, a contrast to the lightly-crackled Ru glaze itself.

The creamy blue of the distinctive Ru glaze was first pioneered in the Song Dynasty to evoke the sky. Now, the master craftspeople at the Jie Feng studio in Dehua fire these Ru pieces at over 1100 degrees celsius to bring back this Song Dynasty tradition. This set comes with a gaiwan, a pitcher and strainer, all a pleasure to hold and a beautiful contrast to the color of tea, especially as they crackle over time. Pair with your own choice of favorite cups, perhaps with contrasting Jian Zhan, white Jingdezhen porcelain, or even green celadon.

This set is meant to show off Lin Xi’s stunning oil spot, or you di glaze Jian Zhan work. You di is one of the oldest and most traditional Song Dynasty forms. Award-winning master-potter Lin Xi has done years of research on ancient techniques and in his unique one-man studio, is working to revive the ancient art of you di glazing, sourcing and blending his clay and glazing material from the original mineral deposits tapped in the Song Dynasty. The unique gaiwan and pitcher were fully hand-thrown, with glazes hand blended and dipped, and fired in a tiny batch dependent on the whims of weather and kiln heat patterns to achieve the desired effect. This set is paired with Lin Xi’s stunning, award-winning Magnolia Blossom cups, which grow deeper and more colorful over years of use. The whole set is framed off with a minimalist elegant draining tea board as a backdrop to show off the natural beauty of each one of a kind piece.

Oil Spot or you di style is one of the oldest most traditional Jian Zhan glaze patterns, the inspiration for Japan’s Tenmokku, and artist Lin Xi’s passion. This set highlight’s Lin Xi’s work reviving the Song Dynasty tradition in his unique one-man studio and research center. Lin Xi achieves the stunning crystalline glazing pattern by excavating his own minerals from Song Dynasty kiln sites, grinding and mixing his own glaze from these natural minerals and precisely controlling oxygen levels and kiln temperature during firing. This full gongfu set features an oil spot gaiwan and pitcher, along with two unique Jian Zhan tasting cups that grow deeper and more lustrous with use.

This set is meant to show off Lin Xi’s stunning oil spot, or you di glaze Jian Zhan work. You di is one of the oldest and most traditional Song Dynasty forms. Award-winning master-potter Lin Xi has done years of research on ancient techniques and in his unique one-man studio, is working to revive the ancient art of you di glazing, sourcing and blending his clay and glazing material from the original mineral deposits tapped in the Song Dynasty. The unique gaiwan and pitcher were fully hand-thrown, with glazes hand blended and dipped, and fired in a tiny batch dependent on the whims of weather and kiln heat patterns to achieve the desired effect. Pair with a one-of-a-kind Jian Zhan cup from Lin Xi’s latest firing for a complete effect, or contrast with Jingdezhen.

This stunning hand-built, wood-fired Gaiwan is from artist Yi Xuan’s personal collection, a piece that came out of the kiln with natural swirling iridescence, an artifact of the extreme heat of her three day firing process that gets so hot she has to build her work from a special hand-blended porcelain mix instead of traditional clay which would otherwise break apart in the kiln. This gaiwan is not glazed- its color comes entirely from iron-oxide dusts present in her porcelain reacting to the heat of the firing, making this piece incredibly thin and light, a true pleasure to hold in the hand.

This hand-crafted gaiwan by living cultural treasure Dangzhen Pichu in Nixi Village brings together ancient Tibetan style and the aesthetics of modern gongfu tea. After doing cultural exchange and research on modern Gongfu ceremony in Yixing and Jingdezhen, Dangzhen Pichu has been incorporating gongfu style into his forms like this one. This piece will absorb the flavor and aroma of tea over time and build a beautiful patina like Yixing.

This stunning hand-built, wood-fired Gaiwan is from artist Yi Xuan’s personal collection, a piece that came out of the kiln with natural swirling iridescence, an artifact of the extreme heat of her three day firing process that gets so hot she has to build her work from a special hand-blended porcelain mix instead of traditional clay which would otherwise break apart in the kiln. This gaiwan is not glazed- its color comes entirely from iron-oxide dusts present in her porcelain reacting to the heat of the firing, making this piece incredibly thin and light, a true pleasure to hold in the hand.

This stunning hand-built, wood-fired Gaiwan is from artist Yi Xuan’s personal collection, a piece that came out of the kiln with natural swirling iridescence, an artifact of the extreme heat of her three day firing process that gets so hot she has to build her work from a special hand-blended porcelain mix instead of traditional clay which would otherwise break apart in the kiln. This gaiwan is not glazed- its color comes entirely from iron-oxide dusts present in her porcelain reacting to the heat of the firing, making this piece incredibly thin and light, a true pleasure to hold in the hand.

This stunning hand-built, wood-fired Gaiwan is from artist Yi Xuan’s personal collection, a piece that came out of the kiln with natural swirling iridescence, an artifact of the extreme heat of her three day firing process that gets so hot she has to build her work from a special hand-blended porcelain mix instead of traditional clay which would otherwise break apart in the kiln. This gaiwan is not glazed- its color comes entirely from iron-oxide dusts present in her porcelain reacting to the heat of the firing, making this piece incredibly thin and light, a true pleasure to hold in the hand.

Lacquer arts in China date back over three thousand years to the Shang Dynasty. This spectacular piece draws on ancient tradition, combining lacquer with classic Ru Kiln ceramics. While the oldest lacquer wares are made from turned and carved wood, dipped in countless layers of resin, the problem in bringing this ancient craft into tea culture is lacquer’s dislike of boiling water. Feng Zi Studio takes up the challenge, by making the gaiwan material their stunning Ru, leaving the inside lacquer-free so that the cup can withstand generations of use. The lacquer layer is built up over many applications, creating a soft smooth feeling, and a beautiful contrasting color to the blue Ru glaze. The brilliant maple leaf imprints against deep swirling greens is a nod to the Song Dynasty Jizhou leaf imprint ceramics tradition. All three pieces of the gaiwan feature a lacquer side and Ru side for stunning contrast. The gaiwan shape itself is perfect for any tea and the thick walls keep the brew insulated as it steeps, making your tea more aromatic and rich.

This stunning hand-built, wood-fired Gaiwan is from artist Yi Xuan’s personal collection, a piece that came out of the kiln with natural swirling iridescence, an artifact of the extreme heat of her three day firing process that gets so hot she has to build her work from a special hand-blended porcelain mix instead of traditional clay which would otherwise break apart in the kiln. This gaiwan is not glazed- its color comes entirely from iron-oxide dusts present in her porcelain reacting to the heat of the firing, making this piece incredibly thin and light, a true pleasure to hold in the hand.

This stunning hand-built, wood-fired Gaiwan is from artist Yi Xuan’s personal collection, a piece that came out of the kiln with natural swirling iridescence, an artifact of the extreme heat of her three day firing process that gets so hot she has to build her work from a special hand-blended porcelain mix instead of traditional clay which would otherwise break apart in the kiln. This gaiwan is not glazed- its color comes entirely from iron-oxide dusts present in her porcelain reacting to the heat of the firing, making this piece incredibly thin and light, a true pleasure to hold in the hand.

This stunning hand-built, wood-fired Gaiwan is from artist Yi Xuan’s personal collection, a piece that came out of the kiln with natural swirling iridescence, an artifact of the extreme heat of her three day firing process that gets so hot she has to build her work from a special hand-blended porcelain mix instead of traditional clay which would otherwise break apart in the kiln. This gaiwan is not glazed- its color comes entirely from iron-oxide dusts present in her porcelain reacting to the heat of the firing, making this piece incredibly thin and light, a true pleasure to hold in the hand.

This stunning hand-built, wood-fired Gaiwan is from artist Yi Xuan’s personal collection, a piece that came out of the kiln with natural swirling iridescence, an artifact of the extreme heat of her three day firing process that gets so hot she has to build her work from a special hand-blended porcelain mix instead of traditional clay which would otherwise break apart in the kiln. This gaiwan is not glazed- its color comes entirely from iron-oxide dusts present in her porcelain reacting to the heat of the firing, making this piece incredibly thin and light, a true pleasure to hold in the hand.

Yi Xuan’s experimental giant wood-fired kiln set into the hillside on the outskirts of Dehua glows all through the night as she fires a batch of porcelain. The intense heat, smoke and chemical transformation possible in the kiln turn what would otherwise come out a lustrous shining white, this beautiful shade of red-orange. Making pieces this thin and fine put them at risk of cracking in the kiln, but Yi Xuan tales that risk to honor the detail that Dehua is famous for. The result is a gaiwan as light in the hand as Jingdezhen’s famous porcelain, but with a natural, hand-thrown feel and color that makes tea leaves really shine. This truly one-of-a-kind piece is the exact Gaiwan pictured. Yi Xuan’s process and her kiln make for stunningly unique pieces with patterns that can never line up quite the same again. Once this individual gaiwan finds a new home, it is gone.

Yi Xuan’s experimental giant wood-fired kiln set into the hillside on the outskirts of Dehua glows all through the night as she fires a batch of porcelain. The intense heat, smoke and chemical transformation possible in the kiln turn what would otherwise come out a lustrous shining white, this beautiful shade of red-orange. Making pieces this thin and fine put them at risk of cracking in the kiln, but Yi Xuan tales that risk to honor the detail that Dehua is famous for. The result is a gaiwan as light in the hand as Jingdezhen’s famous porcelain, but with a natural, hand-thrown feel and color that makes tea leaves really shine. This truly one-of-a-kind piece is the exact Gaiwan pictured. Yi Xuan’s process and her kiln make for stunningly unique pieces with patterns that can never line up quite the same again. Once this individual gaiwan finds a new home, it is gone.

Lacquer arts in China date back over three thousand years to the Shang Dynasty. This spectacular piece draws on ancient tradition, combining lacquer with classic Ru Kiln ceramics. While the oldest lacquer wares are made from turned and carved wood, dipped in countless layers of resin, the problem in bringing this ancient craft into tea culture is lacquer’s dislike of boiling water. Feng Zi Studio takes up the challenge, by making the gaiwan material their stunning Ru, leaving the inside lacquer-free so that the cup can withstand generations of use. The lacquer layer is built up over many applications, creating a soft smooth feeling, and a beautiful contrasting color to the blue Ru glaze. Shell inlay has always been a lacquer classic, but Fengzi takes tradition and makes it dreamy, swirling and perfectly modern. All three pieces of the gaiwan feature a lacquer side and Ru side for stunning contrast. The gaiwan shape itself is perfect for any tea and the thick walls keep the brew insulated as it steeps, making your tea more aromatic and rich.

This stunning hand-built, wood-fired Gaiwan is from artist Yi Xuan’s personal collection, a piece that came out of the kiln with natural swirling iridescence, an artifact of the extreme heat of her three day firing process that gets so hot she has to build her work from a special hand-blended porcelain mix instead of traditional clay which would otherwise break apart in the kiln. This gaiwan is not glazed- its color comes entirely from iron-oxide dusts present in her porcelain reacting to the heat of the firing, making this piece incredibly thin and light, a true pleasure to hold in the hand.

This stunning hand-built, wood-fired Gaiwan is from artist Yi Xuan’s personal collection, a piece that came out of the kiln with natural swirling iridescence, an artifact of the extreme heat of her three day firing process that gets so hot she has to build her work from a special hand-blended porcelain mix instead of traditional clay which would otherwise break apart in the kiln. This gaiwan is not glazed- its color comes entirely from iron-oxide dusts present in her porcelain reacting to the heat of the firing, making this piece incredibly thin and light, a true pleasure to hold in the hand.

This stunning hand-built, wood-fired Gaiwan is from artist Yi Xuan’s personal collection, a piece that came out of the kiln with natural swirling iridescence, an artifact of the extreme heat of her three day firing process that gets so hot she has to build her work from a special hand-blended porcelain mix instead of traditional clay which would otherwise break apart in the kiln. This gaiwan is not glazed- its color comes entirely from iron-oxide dusts present in her porcelain reacting to the heat of the firing, making this piece incredibly thin and light, a true pleasure to hold in the hand.

This stunning hand-built, wood-fired Gaiwan is from artist Yi Xuan’s personal collection, a piece that came out of the kiln with natural swirling iridescence, an artifact of the extreme heat of her three day firing process that gets so hot she has to build her work from a special hand-blended porcelain mix instead of traditional clay which would otherwise break apart in the kiln. This gaiwan is not glazed- its color comes entirely from iron-oxide dusts present in her porcelain reacting to the heat of the firing, making this piece incredibly thin and light, a true pleasure to hold in the hand.

This stunning hand-built, wood-fired Gaiwan is from artist Yi Xuan’s personal collection, a piece that came out of the kiln with natural swirling iridescence, an artifact of the extreme heat of her three day firing process that gets so hot she has to build her work from a special hand-blended porcelain mix instead of traditional clay which would otherwise break apart in the kiln. This gaiwan is not glazed- its color comes entirely from iron-oxide dusts present in her porcelain reacting to the heat of the firing, making this piece incredibly thin and light, a true pleasure to hold in the hand.

This stunning, vibrant tea set includes a gaiwan and four tasting cups, all meticulously hand-thrown, carefully air-dried, carved down exquisitely thin, high-fired, glazed and re-fired for an exquisite, fully non-reactive tea set ready for professional tasting. The whole set comes in a travel case so you can take your gallery-level Jingdezhen porcelain on the go!

This gaiwan is inspired by traditional architectural wood carving that might adorn a scholar's studio or garden pavilion. The beautiful motif is entirely hand-painted in meticulous and even detail. Hand-thrown and carved, each of the three pieces of this gaiwan need to be fired individually, and have to come together perfectly, even after shrinking 30-40% in firing- a feat of precision. The high-fired porcelain is fully vitrified and non-reactive, amplifying the aroma of your tea. Pouring with a Jingdezhen gaiwan like this is truly special- the pieces have a feeling in the hand, a balance, unlike anything else.