Verdant 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 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

Sleek, modern and perfectly elegant, this is the ideal mug for da bei brewing. Simply add your favorite tea leaves directly into the cup and top off water throughout the day, letting the leaves sink to the bottom. There is a beautiful lid to keep your tea warm between sips so you can enjoy it while you are reading or relaxing, which also doubles as a rest for your favorite permanent tea filter. 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 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.

This elegant aroma cup set is hand made in Longquan and completed with a bamboo saucer. These new designs represent the latest from Xiang Fu, and their line of gilded gaiwans & cups were celebrated with great excitement when they premiered at the autumn Xiamen Tea Expo in 2015. These are designed for serious tea lovers - from the wen xiang bei's innovative interior flare to the bright white interiors, these pieces are built to make it easier than ever to appreciate your favorite teas.

This elegant aroma cup set is hand made in Longquan and completed with a bamboo saucer. These new designs represent the latest from Xiang Fu, and their line of gilded gaiwans & cups were celebrated with great excitement when they premiered at the autumn Xiamen Tea Expo in 2015. These are designed for serious tea lovers - from the wen xiang bei's innovative interior flare to the bright white interiors, these pieces are built to make it easier than ever to appreciate your favorite teas.

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.

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.

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 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.

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 cup 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 beautiful and fine porcelain cup 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.

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 beautiful and fine porcelain cup 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.

Gongfu tea is a celebration of abundance, and this cup 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.

The straight facets of this teacup make it a pleasure to hold, and have just enough curve at the lip for easy sipping and aeration. The tall shape focuses aroma while the bright white provides a neutral background for appreciating fine tea.

Striking blue against brilliant white is the most classic and evocative style of Chinese porcelain. This teacup 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.

This impressive cup 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.

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 striking cup 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.

The highly vitrified, high-fired Jingdezhen porcelain is perfectly non-reactive and more ideally suited than any other material to reflecting the true aromatics of a tea. This cup has been thrown so thin that light glows through the porcelain. Tasting tea out of Jingdezhen porcelain is an experience worth having - the material lifts the aromatics of every brew, and the tactile feel of the porcelain is unlike Dehua, Longquan, or anything else. Perhaps this is why Jingdezhen is the material of choice for every serious tasting competition in China, the go-to material for contemplating a tea in full. This elegant cup has delicate hand painting right at the rim where a thin band is left unglazed for a more tactile taste experience.