Verdant Tea

Xiangfu’s Ge Song Studio in Longquan fires lustrous, deep and beautifully crackled celadon. This cup is a unique example of their work with a perfect capacity for solo brewing to hold most of a full teapot or gaiwan steeping. The geometric facets appear octagonal at first, but there are in fact nine sides, giving this piece a more dynamic balance.

This cup's moonlight white glazing is hard to fully capture or describe. In the light, the white has a depth and luster of crystalline patterns, like water refracting light under a still surface. The tall flared shape is perfect for appreciating the aroma of teas like Tieguanyin or Wuyi oolong, or appreciating the delicate color of Dragonwell or white tea.

Classic glazing and kiln techniques meet modern form with this celadon brew mug. The light crackling in the glaze will deepen over time, giving the mug a beautiful patina. The strainer comes out and rests on the lid after the tea is brewed, making this the perfect desk-side companion for all day sipping.

This goblet teacup is inspired by Song Dynasty wine cups, showing off the skill of the workshop and the depth of the celadon glazing in the intricate detail work of the flower motif around the cup. 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 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.

This faceted hexagonal pitcher is the perfect pairing with a celadon gaiwan or tea pot. The facets show off the beautiful glazing work, while the modern picture style works in almost any set-up, even making a great color contrast paired with yixing clay teapots. 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 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.

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.

The dramatic and tall looping handle on this celadon teapot is notoriously difficult to form and fire, but the effect is gorgeous, like a little kettle or a picnic basket. 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.

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 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!

Stunning, compact and elegant, this is a tea set built for special moments. Starting with a celadon teapot and matching celadon cups, this set is accented with an ornamental tea board and rippling tempered glass pitcher. The Longquan porcelain glazed celadon has crystalline depth in the light, and contrasts beautifully with any tea. The cups are tall enough to truly accentuate the aroma of anything you brew, or double as old-school aroma cups paired with a wider sipping cup.

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!