Woodfired Dehua Hand-Pinched Tea Cup # 95749, 130 ml ceramic

Woodfired Dehua Hand-Pinched Tea Cup # 95749, 130 ml ceramicA small Woodfired Dehua hand pinched cup with a textured, bark like surface.

Jin Xuan Green Tea yields a bright

and later potters sometimes revived or referenced these archaic silhouettes when making small pouring vessels for liquids

insects and occasional mammals—have long appeared in Chinese ceramics and teapots as symbolic or whimsical ornamentation and as demonstrations of an artisan’s modelling skill

Gaiwan Dehua Woodfired Ceramics # 94918

contributing to the tea’s distinctive character

rectilinear or gently arched body suggesting the curve or profile of a roof tile

Lidded brewing vessels such as the gaiwan and small lidded teapots have been used in China since the Ming dynasty (16th–17th centuries) and became central to gongfu tea practice in the following centuries

A simple and practical tea set designed for quick and easy tea brewing

and soft spice

filled with natural character

Fresh citrus notes evolve into deeper aromas of dried fruit

flattened (oblate) body