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Spring harvest mix from young and old tea trees of He Kai area. Tea...

Yellow tea leaves from old tea trees selected out from spring mao cha....

"Bai Cha Shu" White Tea tree is locally called this varietal. It's only...

Spring harvest from older and younger wild tea trees of the Ailaoshan....


Handmade Huaning tea cup with blue sky glaze inside slightly "kai pian"...

Custom order of thirteen handmade, one-of-a-kind Yuan Bao style gaiwans...

The 1st harvest of the An Ji varietal grown in Dehong, crafted in an...
Gai Wan Selection
...various types of gaiwans , ceramics, porcelain or glass.
Gai Wan Selection
...various types of gaiwans , ceramics, porcelain or glass.
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"Yang Zhi Yu" - The Suet Jade gaiwan has slightly thicker walls than general quality versions , so it is slightly heavier. Yet, it is very comfortable and also suitable teaware for beginners for it's small diameter ( easy to hold ) and durability ( thicker walls not easy to chip off ) , or even as daily use teaware for advanced tea drinkers.
"Yang Zhi Yu" - The Suet Jade gaiwan has slightly thicker walls than general quality versions , so it is slightly heavier. Yet, it is very comfortable and also suitable teaware for beginners for it's small diameter ( easy to hold ) and durability ( thicker walls not easy to chip off ) , or even as daily use teaware for advanced tea drinkers.
Hand made gai wan in style of cultural revolution period. 万寿无疆 (wan shou wu jiang) is an idiom and it means something like :"may you enjoy boundless longevity" Cups available here
Wood fired pottery made from local clay with embossed pattern. Yuxi is generally known for the Qing Hua Ci ( blue white porcelain ) but some masters from old, many years closed factory , making their own pottery , like this one. As it's common with wood fired pottery , some imperfections are tolerated. Like the lid doesn't sit perfectly ( small gap ) as...
Small gaiwan with dotted ( stracciatella ) pattern . Very handy for brewing oolong tea.
Tiny but tall Chaozhou produced porcelain gaiwan with small porcelain pedestal from Jingdezhen. The blue lines are hand painted , therefore some imperfection is noticable.
Wood fired pottery made from local clay with embossed pattern. Yuxi is generally known for the Qing Hua Ci ( blue white porcelain ) but some masters from old, many years closed factory , making their own pottery , like this one. The gaiwan has some imperfections as it's common with wood fired pottery.
"Yang Zhi Yu" - The Suet Jade gaiwan has slightly thicker walls than the other, general quality, version , so it is slightly heavier. Yet, it is very comfortable and also suitable teaware for beginners for it's small diameter ( easy to hold ) and durability ( thicker walls not easy to chip off ) , or even as daily use teaware for advanced tea drinkers.
Medium size clay gaiwan with ash glaze finish which is applied during firing in the kiln. Two main patterns are available and within each category each piece is slightly different ( unique ). As with such a clay pottery common , lid is not precise like with porcelain gaiwan but still sits well ( not big gaps ) . Slight bend on edge of the plate due to the...
Handmade Dai Pottery gaiwan with hand carved lotus leafs features on the lid. Glazing inside of gaiwan and top of the lid with traditional natural mixture oil without any chemicals added and applied during the firing. Small mark on the nob is just tiny crack on top of the surface caused during the contraction of clay in kiln ( no chemicals added to clay...
Handmade Huaning Pottery double fired and glazed Gaiwan. Traditional design "ma ti " - Horseshoe - referring to the square shape. Emerald green with crackled glaze gaiwan well sit on the small plate.
Very fragile piece of wood fired pottery made from local clay. Thin like a porcelain and light as a paper gaiwan made by YuXi young, 5th generation potter who is enthusiastic about cups. Pattern 2 is slightly discounted due to the wood derby burned into the surface of the lid.