Verdant Tea

It's hard to capture the haughty elegance of a pampered cat, but artist Zhao Yonghui brings the spirit and character of a cat to life with his hand-made sculpture. This cat is ready for tea, but only the finest! Made from real Duan Ni Yixing clay, years of pouring a little of each brew over this tea animal will give it a lustrous patina and deep color.

Don't want a cat clambering over your fine porcelain? Zhao Yonghui's hand-made tea pet promises to behave! This fat cat is ready for chill tea sessions and full of character thanks to Zhao Yoghui's skillful carving work. Made from real Duan Ni Yixing clay, years of pouring a little of each brew over this tea animal will give it a lustrous patina and deep color.

Fully hand-sculpted by artist Zhao Yonghui, this adorable tea pet is made from real Duan Ni Yixing clay. The artist looks to bring a lively energy to each of his pieces, and this baby rabbit exemplifies his style, huddled up and ready for tea. Years of pouring a little of each brew over this tea animal will give it a lustrous patina and deep color.

A perfect companion for gongfu brewing, this tiger is ready to sip tea with you all day. Zhao Yonghui meticulously hand-carved and hand-painted this tea pet, giving it an expressive air of serenity. Made from real Duan Ni Yixing clay, years of pouring a little of each brew over this tea animal will give it a lustrous patina and deep color.

This tea pet by artist Zhao Yonghui embraces the traditional bird form, imbuing it with a cute lively energy with his hand-crafting. Made from real Duan Ni Yixing clay, years of pouring a little of each brew over this tea animal will give it a lustrous patina and deep color.

A baby panda with a peach hat and matching peach bag! What could be cuter? This adorable tea pet's perfect poise is thanks to artist Zhao Yonghui's dedication to detail, hand sculpting this Peach Panda from real Duan Ni clay. Years of pouring a little of each brew over this tea animal will give it a lustrous patina and deep color.

The evocative dragon and phoenix relief across this monumental celadon tea storage jar shows off the depth and luster of the glaze. Hand-finished and fired at a traditional Longquan celadon kiln, this tea storage jar is large enough for over a pound of most teas or several broken-up pu’er cakes - perfect for keeping your absolute favorite tea in easy reach, and lovely enough to make a permanent fixture on your tea table.

This intriguing design combines traditional celadon craft with a distinctly modern double-lid perfect for teas that require an airtight protected environment like fresh Tieguanyin or for long term aging of white tea and roasted oolongs. The outer lid is a screw top, while the inner lid pops in and out for a very secure fit. The deep, beautiful celadon glazing brings elegance to any tea setup.

If you have beautiful, hand-picked and hand finished tea, why not take a moment to show off the beauty of the leaves? This elegant scoop sets the tone, both playful and gorgeous, letting you pass around a perfectly-twisted Wuyi oolong or rolled Tieguanyin before brewing.

This saucer is perfect as a tea boat for modern gongfu brewing where you skip a full tea board. The saucer will catch any small drips from your teapot or pitcher and act as a beautiful understated backdrop while you brew. The saucer also works beautifully as a paring with any saucerless celadon gaiwans in the collection if you prefer the look and feel of a saucer set-up, but is equally at home with an yixing pot.

The ewer is a traditional implement originally used for pouring rice wine at banquets and later adopted to tea ceremony. By pouring your boiling water in an ewer first, you can bring the temperature down to a perfect level for delicate green tea, white tea, or even buddy black teas. Plus, pouring from the ewer makes for a stunningly elegant presentation for deliberate gongfu tea ritual.

Part of the formal tea ceremony is invoking nature. Both Chinese and Japanese tea ceremony call for flowers. The natural element is a reminder that tea comes from the outdoors. It reinforces our connection to nature and helps transport us to the mountain peaks where the tea is grown with every sip we take. This gilded Longquan porcelain vase is an elegant piece for both tea ceremony and on its own.

This lustrous white bowl is perfect for holding first rinses and excess tea in modern gongfu tea ceremony. Adding a bowl to your tea set eliminates the need for a large draining tea board. This modern, purposeful and elegant way to drink tea can be reconfigured in any space for any size gathering. This bowl comes with a bamboo funnel that gives it a clean, elegant look and keeps the bowl from becoming overfull. The funnel can double as a tool to help pour fluffy tea leaves into teapots in a pinch. The Longquan porcelain finish is easy to keep bright and clean.

Xiangfu’s roots as a workshop are in bamboo crafting, and this pu’er tray is a perfect example of their functional design. Perfectly sized for a 357g cake, the tray is a safe and convenient way to break apart a pu’er cake. The open corner allows you to pour the leaves directly into a teapot or gaiwan.

This stunning pu’er pick features a dramatic chiseled angle for breaking apart cakes of fine pu’er, white tea or aged oolong with ease. The handle is cut from sandalwood and perfectly joined to the blade. Breaking a cake of fine tea is part of the whole ceremony, so why not use a tool designed with modern gongfu in mind?

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 striking glass pitcher ripples like glacial ice in the sun, amplifying light and showing off the color of your tea as you pour. With glass, you can see the leaves unfold in the pitcher for traditional green tea brewing 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.