Verdant 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 lid is decorated with a pretty little accent of bright verdant green glass, while its shape and arc makes it easy to pour and use.

This hand-painted motif draws on the Tang dynasty tradition of gardens set up for scholarly contemplation and meditation, highlighting the beauty of natural objects like unique rocks and trees through the seasons. This ‘scholar’s garden’ motif follows through with leaves from the tree settling on the uniquely wide and ornate gaiwan saucer for a beautiful effect.

This thin and fine porcelain gaiwan is stunning to hold and use as light makes it almost glow translucent. The artists of the De Hua Peng Yuan Studio have sculpted a graceful flared shape for this gaiwan, adorned only with a single banded line of contrast to draw even more attention to the warmth and luster of the porcelain itself. This gaiwan is high-fired to reflect a true sense of the aroma of the tea it brews.

While much of Dehua has moved towards Jingdezhen-style lustrous porcelain, Peng Yuan Studio still fires the soft, matte finish smooth pieces for which Dehua was first known. This is a fine example of traditional Dehua porcelain. The keyhole saucer is a unique modern touch. The creamy finish is soft and a pleasure to use. The natural edging is hand-painted for a rustic touch.

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.

The Peng Yuan Studio achieves some of the thinnest and most lustrous porcelain we have seen in De Hua. This gaiwan shape is well-designed and easy to pour. The 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 stylized De Hua gaiwan features a wide saucer and brings in both wood and metal elements in the gaiwan lid handle and base, reflecting the innovative spirit of one of China’s oldest porcelain capitals. The stoneware style glazing is uncommon for Dehua, which is more famous for stark white porcelain. NOTE that while this gaiwan required hand finishing and glazing, the decorative crane is NOT hand-painted, a choice of the workshop to make this a surprisingly affordable piece for such a unique design.

This unique gaiwan features an inlaid golden deer in a colorful pond to adorn the unique red and white glazing. The mix of wood and porcelain with metal inlay is a reflection of the innovative spirit of Dehua, one China’s oldest porcelain capitals. The exaggerated saucer is a a distinctive touch, large enough to catch drips in modern gongfu tea. NOTE that while this gaiwan required hand finishing work, the inlay and decorative color is NOT hand painted, a choice of the workshop’s to make this a surprisingly affordable piece for such a unique design.

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.

This lovely professional tasting gaiwan was crafted for use in fine teahouses and tea culture institutes to stand up to the finest teas while providing a neutral white background for objective tasting. The contemporary curves and flared edges show off the skill of the De Hua Peng Yuan studio, a small workshop devoted to crafting thin, lustrous and highly vitrified porcelain, carrying on an ancient De Hua tradition.

This thin, lustrous teacup is curved into a tall graceful shape that helps focus the aroma of tea while sipping to improve its taste. The delicate hand-painted bamboo stalk is an elegant motif that brings nature into the sipping experience. The unique wooden base continues the natural theme and provides a rich contrast for the stark porcelain white.

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 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 lustrous high-fired porcelain cup was hand painted by the artists of the Peng Yuan Studio, delicately evoking a misty mountain scene inspired by the rocky mountains of Wuyishan. This cup is high-fired to reflect a true sense of the aroma of the tea.

Sometimes a mug is just right for enjoying the comforting side of tea, sipping while working, reading, or waking up in the morning. This hand painted porcelain mug features a fine strainer that fits perfectly so that you can take out your tea leaves when they are brewed just the way you like them, and a lid to keep your tea warm if you need to come back to it later. The vitrified porcelain ensures the maximum aromatics in each sip.

This extremely thin fine and lustrous porcelain cup was carefully hand painted and hand finished by the Peng Yuan Qing Hua studio.

This thin, lustrous teacup is curved into a tall graceful shape that helps focus the aroma of tea while sipping to improve its taste. The delicate hand-painted iris is an elegant motif that brings nature into the sipping experience. The unique wooden base continues the natural theme and provides a rich contrast for the stark porcelain white.

This taller cup is perfect for capturing the aromatics of your tea, adding to the tasting experience. Careful hand-painting gives the cherry branch motif a vibrant almost playful quality. Deep red creates clean contrast on the cup edges. This thoughtfully-composed piece comes from the Peng Yuan studio, who achieves some of the thinnest and most lustrous porcelain we have seen in De Hua. Such highly vitrified porcelain is almost completely non-reactive, so the aroma of your tea can be as true as possible.

This stylized tea cup from Dehua features a unique metal base, reflecting the innovative spirit of one of China’s oldest porcelain capitals. The green / purple stoneware glazing is uncommon for Dehua, which is more famous for stark white porcelain. NOTE that while this cup required hand finishing and glazing, the decorative crane is NOT hand-painted, a choice of the workshop to make this a surprisingly affordable piece for such a unique design.

This wide pitcher features a large capacity and a beautifully clean pour. The flared edges keep your hands protected from heat, while the fine lustrous finish makes this almost completely non-reactive, so the aroma of your tea can be as true as possible. Careful hand-painting gives the cherry branch motif a vibrant almost playful quality. Deep red creates clean contrast on the cup edges. This thoughtfully-composed piece comes from the Peng Yuan studio, who achieves some of the thinnest and most lustrous porcelain we have seen in De Hua.

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.

Sometimes a mug is just right for enjoying the comforting side of tea, sipping while working, reading, or waking up in the morning. This hand painted porcelain mug features a fine strainer that fits perfectly so that you can take out your tea leaves when they are brewed just the way you like them, and a lid to keep your tea warm if you need to come back to it later. The vitrified porcelain ensures the maximum aromatics in each sip.

The modern sensibilities of the Peng Yuan studio’s latest series is paired with an elegant draining walnut board, simply adorned with gingko leaves for a full gongfu set up which also includes a striking gongfu-sized teapot with its unique and stylized spout and lid, perfectly paired with a simple but gracefully curved pitcher and two cups. This set is clean, modern and versatile in form and function.

Clean, modern and striking forms define this new series from the Peng Yuan porcelain studio in Dehua. A perfect gongfu-sized teapot is the star, with its unique and stylized spout and lid, perfectly paired with a simple but gracefully curved pitcher and two cups. Each piece is high-fired ang highly vitrified to reflect the true aroma of your tea.

The lustrous banded porcelain series is paired with a solid draining walnut tea board adorned with golden calligraphy for an elegant full gongfu set up. This new series from Peng Yuan studio features some of the thinnest fine and lustrous porcelain of De Hua. These pieces almost glow in the light with their translucency. A single warm band of color has been applied to each porcelain piece for contrast and style. This set includes a walnut gongfu board, a perfectly-flared gaiwan, two cups, a strainer, and a tempered glass pitcher that shows off the color of your brew.

This new series from Peng Yuan studio features some of the thinnest fine and lustrous porcelain of De Hua. These pieces almost glow in the light with their translucency. A single warm band of color has been applied to each porcelain piece for contrast and style. This set includes a perfectly-flared gaiwan, two cups, a strainer, and a tempered glass pitcher that shows off the color of your brew.

This full modern gongfu set up includes a long carved tea board to catch any drips while brewing. The carved lines of the board that evoke the topography of a landscape are a perfect pairing for the scholarly porcelain series. This beautiful series features a hand-painted motif drawing on the Tang dynasty tradition of gardens set up for scholarly contemplation and meditation, highlighting the beauty of natural objects like unique rocks and trees through the seasons.  This set includes the topography tea board, unique wide-saucer gaiwan, a pitcher and two pairs of matching cups. Every hand-painted piece is unique.

This beautiful series features a hand-painted motif drawing on the Tang dynasty tradition of gardens set up for scholarly contemplation and meditation, highlighting the beauty of natural objects like unique rocks and trees through the seasons. This ‘scholar’s garden’ motif follows through with leaves from the tree settling on the uniquely wide and ornate gaiwan saucer for an incredible effect. 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. This set includes the unique wide-saucer gaiwan, a pitcher and two matching cups. Every hand-painted piece is unique.

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.

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.