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 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.

A stunning modern flare and bold geometric chrysanthemum motifs set the items in this tea set apart as an elegant contemporary play on traditional patterns, drawing inspiration from ancient seals and the embroidery tradition. The De Hua Peng Yuan Studio is dedicated to crafting thing, lustrous and highly vitrified porcelain in De Hua, and dedicates the time and mastery to carefully hand paint each piece, making every cup truly one-of-a-kind.

This every-day gongfu tea set includes everything you need to brew fine tea, all day long. This complete set includes a white porcelain gaiwan, tea cups, a pitcher and strainer, and a compact bamboo tea tray. The small gaiwan allows for many infusions of the same leaves, while the porcelain cups Qing Yuan Peng Hua studio in Dehua give a great aroma. The simple tea board is a place for first washes and discarded leaves when you want to keep brewing and trying new teas all day. The tempered glass pitcher and stainless steel strainer make it easy to brew for a group. This affordable full gongfu set is designed to make it easy to take the leap into letting your fine teas shine through traditional brewing.

This brilliantly-assembled essential gongfu set is everything you need to make the time and space for fine tea, wherever you may be. The set includes a fine lustrous porcelain gaiwan, edged with a warm natural band for contrast, three matching cups with just the right flare to bring out the aromatics of tea, a tempered glass pitcher to show off the color of the finished brew, a tea towel that doubles as a runner for a formal gongfu set up, and a plastic case to dump extra tea whose lid doubles as a tea boat for your gaiwan. Everything packs into a hard case zip carrier that takes up less space than a single folded T-shirt. The perfect essential gongfu solution.

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.

A glass teapot can be a beautiful way to show off the beauty of your tea as it unfurls throughout the steeping. Being able to see the deep beautiful color of the tea as it steeps builds anticipation for the first taste, making tempered Min Xin Glass Teapot a perfect brewing solution. This set pairs the teapot with two hand-painted misty mountain landscape tea cups, and a tea tray carved with a mountain landscape to match.

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.

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.

Gongfu tea can be a perfect solo companion, helping carve out time in the day to stop and enjoy taste, texture and aroma of fine tea. This set is the perfect size for one, including a fine Ge Song celadon teapot fired in Longquan, the birthplace of celadon craft, a hand thrown hare’s fur Jian Zhan teacup from artist Lin Xi, and a space-effective tea tray to catch any water or tea while you brew.

The creamy blue of the distinctive Ru glaze was first pioneered in the Song Dynasty to evoke the sky. Now, the master craftspeople at the Jie Feng studio in Dehua fire these Ru pieces at over 1100 degrees celsius to bring back this song dynasty tradition. This tea set includes one gaiwan, one pitcher, one strainer, and two matching ru yao tea cups. 

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 fully hand made Jingdezhen porcelain tea set includes one gaiwan and 4 cups. The large gaiwan is hand painted in qing hua (blue and white) with a cascading geometric pattern of deep blue flower petals. The drum shaped cups are hand painted in a matching design. The non-reactive porcelain is fine and lustrous, thin and translucent in the light. To complete the the form and painting of each fully hand made piece in a set like this, it requires the work of many different specialized craftspeople over about two weeks.

This fully hand made Jingdezhen porcelain tea set includes one gaiwan and 4 cups. The large gaiwan is hand painted in qing hua (blue and white) with twisting, flowering vines. The striking conical, shallow cups are hand painted in a matching design. The non-reactive porcelain is fine and lustrous, thin and translucent in the light. To complete the the form and painting of each fully hand made piece in a set like this, it requires the work of many different specialized craftspeople over about two weeks.