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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.

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 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 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.

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.

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 striking gaiwan 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 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 bamboo motif fired in both blue and green, 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.

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.

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.

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.

Striking blue against brilliant white is the most classic and evocative style of Chinese porcelain. This gaiwan was meticulously hand-painted using an incredibly fine brush, a steady hand, and a careful eye for a gorgeous freeform branch motif that evokes the abundance of late spring. The artists of the De Hua Peng Yuan Studio are dedicated to honoring the art of porcelain with lustrous and highly vitrified pieces that reflect the true aroma of tea.

The freeform branch series, hand-painted by the Qing Hua studio, is all about abundance. The branches almost overflow with spring blossoms, standing out in elegant contrast in traditional blue glazing. Blue painting requires the highest firing temperature in porcelain craft, but the result is stunning. This full set includes matching cups, a gaiwan, pitcher and strainer. Each piece is hand-painted, so every branch is unique.

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 Qing Yuan Peng Hua studio in Dehua. The tempered glass pitcher and stainless steel strainer make it easy to brew for a group.

This thin, fine and lustrous porcelain gaiwan was hand painted by the Peng Yuan Qing Hua studio. Each piece is carefully shaped and hand finished before firing. This highly vitrified porcelain is non-reactive and perfect for any tea.

This affordable basic gaiwan is a high-fired non reactive porcelain great for everyday use. The size is perfect for brewing 5g of leaf but still getting a strong gongfu infusion. The shape and arc of the lid make it extremely easy to pour and use.

This stunning gaiwan is perfect to use even without a tea board in modern gongfu style with its exaggerated saucer. The delicate painting brings a natural touch to the porcelain that is continued with the removable wood saucer, a perfect contrast against the white. The gaiwan walls are thick to insulate tea while brewing, while the flare is wide for an easy grip while pouring.

This stunning gaiwan is perfect to use even without a tea board in modern gongfu style with its exaggerated saucer. The delicate painting brings a natural touch to the porcelain that is continued with the removable wood saucer, a perfect contrast against the white. The gaiwan walls are thick to insulate tea while brewing, while the flare is wide for an easy grip while pouring.

This thin lustrous elegant gaiwan from De Hua combines warm gold and a subtle blue-green hue porcelain for a beautiful contrast. The saucer has a circular keyhole opening that fits the bottom of the gaiwan perfectly. This high-fired porcelain is non-reactive and perfect for brewing true flavor and aroma when tasting and evaluating fine teas.

Delicate almost dream-like hand brush-work in traditional blue and vibrant pink make for stunning lotus flowers decorating this perfectly-shaped gaiwan. 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 each piece, making every gaiwan truly one-of-a-kind.

This meticulously hand-painted landscape was inspired by the rocky cliffs and misty mountains of the famous Wuyishan Ecological Preserve. The contemplative mountain scene evokes the high mountainsides where fine tea thrives, making this a perfect companion to your favorite brew. 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 each piece, making every gaiwan truly one-of-a-kind.

A stunning 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. 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 each piece, making every gaiwan truly one-of-a-kind.

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 cups nest inside a stylish glass and bamboo brewer with a 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.

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 brilliantly-assembled essential gongfu set is everything you need to make the time and space for fine tea, wherever you may be. The set includes a fine lustrous porcelain gaiwan, edged with a warm natural band for contrast, three matching cups with just the right flare to bring out the aromatics of tea, a tempered glass pitcher to show off the color of the finished brew, a tea towel that doubles as a runner for a formal gongfu set up, and a plastic case to dump extra tea whose lid doubles as a tea boat for your gaiwan. Everything packs into a hard case zip carrier that takes up less space than a single folded T-shirt. The perfect essential gongfu solution.

This convenient Xiang Fu ( 祥福 / Stone Leaf Tea Set ) mug combines glass, natural bamboo and porcelain for a beautiful self-contained brewing solution for at home and on the go. Bamboo protects you from the heat while the glass helps show off the beautiful color of your tea.

Subtle cascading ripples of texture in the gaiwan accentuate the “misty” quality of the unique finish. Xiangfu’s newest line of professional tea tasting wares features delicately frosted tempered glass adorned with an evocative splash of gold. This lovely gaiwan allows you to see the color of your tea as it infuses, as well as the leaves as they expand. The light shines through and illuminates your tea, playing off the luster of the foil accents for a beautiful effect.

Xiangfu design workshop partners with masters in Longquan, the traditional ancestral home of fine celadon, to produce limited run hand-made pieces like this unique gaiwan. The handles and lid are sculpted with beautiful wave patterns, accentuated by the carved channels at the spout. Beyond their balance and design, these elements allow the gaiwan to be filled all the way to the top with boiling water while still protecting your hands and pouring without adjusting the tilt of the lid.

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.

This incredible brew mug is inspired by the classic Shi Piao teapot form, a meditation on triangular geometry and perfect ratios. Hand made in the studio of master Guo Zhihao, hand-glazed and fired by master Lin Defeng, this brew mug includes a generous saucer, a strainer basket and a lid to keep your tea hot as long as possible. The smooth creamy ru glazing work crackles over time, forming a beautiful crazing effect. This brew mug combines the aesthetic presence and ritual of serious gongfu teaware with the convenience of big mug brewing, making it perfect when you want to enjoy a special tea in a big cozy steeping, or sip your favorites while working. includes custom gift box