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This unique tea tool set shows off beautiful natural wood encased in resin. This wood and resin has a subtle piney aroma, bringing in a bit of the outdoors. If you are making the time for gongfu brewing, why not complete the set-up with a full set of tea tools to add that extra sense of ritual and fun to your daily tasting? The set includes a funnel to help pour leaves into narrow teapots, a scoop for measuring, a pick to loosen leaves that might stick to a strainer, a tweezers for lifting teacups to rinse, and a mini-scoop for pushing tea leaves into a pot or measuring matcha.

If you are making the time for gongfu brewing, why not complete the set-up with a full set of tea tools to add that extra sense of ritual and fun to your daily tasting? This beautiful wooden set from Xiangfu Workshop includes a funnel to help pour leaves into narrow teapots, a scoop for measuring, a pick to loosen leaves that might stick to a strainer, a tweezers for lifting teacups to rinse, and a mini-scoop for pushing tea leaves into a pot or measuring matcha.

Not all glass teaware is on the same level. This pitcher from Xiangfu shows off glass crafting technique with unusually lustrous and clear glass, perfect tempering, and beautiful curves thanks to the unique rippled design. These curves are crafted to help your tea light up in the afternoon sun, showing off its stunning natural color, providing a sense of drama and anticipation as you pour into each cup. Glass wares like this pair effortlessly with Yixing, celadon, Jian Zhan or porcelain, making them a great flexible addition to any gongfu set.

Every few years, Xiangfu Workshop releases a flagship teaboard, one that they designed to meet any brewing need flexibly and affordably. This simple bamboo draining tea tray with an elegant bird motif is Xiangfu’s answer to the essential teaboard, the one that they outfit tea tasting schools, and teahouses with for everyday heavy use. If you are ready to get started with gongfu brewing, this tray is ready to be the foundation to years of tasting. 

If you have gongfu tea every day, you might have a whole table devoted to your tea set up. If so, this centerpiece board is the perfect piece to serve as a backdrop to all your beautiful cups and teapots. This board can facilitate big group gongfu tastings, or side-by-side comparisons where you might have multiple gaiwans going at once. Or it can serve as a beautiful display for your prized Yixing between uses. No matter the set up, this board is ready to help create incredible gongfu sessions. You can either let water drain to a built-in hadden tray, or connect the included pump and tube to drain water to a larger basin.

When you have an exquisite tea set up, the board should be there to help every cup, teapot, and the tea itself really shine. This stunning centerpiece minimalist tea board does just that. No lip, on slats for draining - just a simple, carefully cut and sloped piece of bamboo with just a few drain holes lined up down the center. For a perfectly minimalist look, you can let water drain to the hidden plastic tray without a drain tube, but for big sessions, you can hook in the drain tube to keep going all day.

Gongfu tea is all about adaptability. Sometimes you want to carry tea to the backyard - sometimes you want it in bed. This simple and sweet little bamboo tray is the perfect base to a perfect spur-of-the-moment cup, carefully crafted from bamboo with a beautifully deep finish.

This beautiful tea boat from Xiangfu studio shows off their mastery of wood carving with a crackle motif and contrasting curved board shape, evocative of artistic patterns inspired by the exchange between China and the middle east through the Silk Road. The lip around the board itself will catch drips as you brew, making it the perfect backdrop for modern gongfu paired with a water bowl. Compact enough to be used on a desk with a full set of gaiwan, pitcher and cups, or as part of a larger modern gongfu set up, this is an elegant and versatile piece to have on hand for tea or even iced drinks in the summer.

This clever circular teaboard features a fully waterproof hidden plastic tray to protect the beautiful bamboo board itself. The circular tea board is a statement piece in gongfu brewing, a symbol of everyone’s equal place at the table for tea, and a mirror of the circular gaiwan, pitcher and cups. Boards like these can be used on their own for a compact set-up at a desk, or as a tea boat for your favorite Yixing pot, lined up on a runner with a pitcher, cups, and water bowl for a full-sized elegant modern gongfu set. The dot and line motif for draining is inspired by the trigrams of the Yi Ching.

The circular tea board is a statement piece in gongfu brewing, a symbol of everyone’s equal place at the table for tea, and a mirror of the circular gaiwan, pitcher and cups. Boards like these can be used on their own for a compact set-up at a desk, or as a tea boat for your favorite Yixing pot, lined up on a runner with a pitcher, cups, and water bowl for a full-sized elegant modern gongfu set. This bamboo board by Xiangfu features a ba gua - inspired grid of holes for your rinse water to drain and ample capacity for several gongfu sessions in a row.

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.

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.

This lovely personal brew mug from Min Xin Tang features crystal-clear tempered glass to show off the color of your tea and the leaves as they swirl and unfold. The generous brew basket is nearly the size of the mug itself, giving the leaves all the room they need to infuse. The wood handle and matching wooden lid provide a perfect contrast to the golden leaf motif and glass. The lid is lined with stainless steel to act as a saucer for your brew basket between infusions.

This tempered glass pitcher is a versatile tool for brewing tea. It can be used to pour steeped tea from a teapot or gaiwan for each tea without dripping. It is also used to ensure that each guest gets tea steeped for the same amount of time regardless of whether you pour for them first or last. The glass pitcher is also a perfect tool for brewing green teas as it holds the right temperature for more delicate brews and shows off the tremendous beauty and color of the leaves as you steep your 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 bright clean white De Hua porcelain teacup has thin straight sides to focus the aroma of tea and encourage aeration while sipping. The gentle curved base and the generous foot are elegant finishing touches. Neutral white makes for a perfect professional tea evaluation and tasting without distraction.

This handy little tool opens a whole new world in tea brewing. A simple metal strainer is traditionally used in gongfu tea ceremony to catch leaves from your gaiwan or yixing clay teapot while pouring into a pitcher. It can also be used to catch leaves when you steep more improvisationally, allowing you to use two tempered glasses or even mugs for brewing 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 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 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.

This tall, elegant pitcher is made from lustrous De Hua high-fired porcelain. The highly vitrified porcelain is non-reactive, presenting a clean focused aroma in your teas. The gold gilding is a beautiful contrast to the subtle blue-green hue in the porcelain.

This elegant De Hua porcelain cup is thin and lustrous with a subtle blue green hue to the white porcelain. The gold gilded edge provides an elegant finish ready for the finest teas. The gentle curve of this tea cup keeps tea warm longer, while the thin edge helps aerate while sipping to appreciate the aroma.

This thin lustrous elegant strainer from De Hua combines warm gold and a subtle blue-green hue porcelain for a beautiful contrast. The fine mesh strainer can filter very small tea leaves without getting clogged.

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.

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.

This chahe is a specialized presentation plate to measure out your tea leaves, show them around, smell them and easily pour them into a teapot or gaiwan. The bright white porcelain is a great neutral background to really let your tea leaves shine.

This clever bamboo tea box from Xiangfu is the perfect tray to break up a pu’er cake before brewing with its open cut corner for pouring leaves directly into a teapot or gaiwan. When you are done with your favorite pu’er, instead of having to put it away on a shelf and risk tearing the wrapper, you can leave it it in this box, since the lid slides into place and locks magnetically to protect your best teas.

Our tea-growing partners like to describe tea as tian di ren, a collaboration between earth, sky and people. These coasters are an evocative reflection on this collaboration - with resin capturing the feeling of “sky,” of water and air, the wood burls as nature and earth, and the joining of the two, the act of craft by the workshop, the people. Symbolism aside, these are a stunning and beautiful coaster solution, ready to carve out a special space on your table for the finest teas. Each coaster is unique.

This stunning and truly unique tea boat from Xiangfu workshop is made from a combination of aromatic yew wood and resin. Beautiful pieces of yew are selected for their unique wood grains and shapes, and allowed to truly stand out against the swirled resin. This hand-building process means every piece is unlike any other. When the fragrant board is used for tea, the heat and moisture bring out deep forestry aromatics in the wood, bringing nature to your daily tea.