Cups & Gaiwans
Doucai Porcelain Gaiwan
Elegant porcelain Gaiwan is hand-made in Jingdezhen with premium-grade porcelain and glaze. On the palate, the rim of Gaiwan is perfectly curve outwards allowing water to pour out smoothly and the medium thickness of the rim making it very easy to hold. On the palate, this Gaiwan is hand-painted with freehand style of peach flowers. Doucai (斗彩) is a classic Chinese porcelain decoration technique that originated in the Ming Dynasty, especially during the Chenghua period (1465–1487). As a result, the design is f irst outlined in underglaze blue and fired. Then the piece is painted with overglaze enamels in multiple colors. Notably, finally, it is fired again, causing the underglaze and overglaze colors to blend harmoniously. Notably, this Gaiwan can be paired with the Doucai Round Tea Cups and Doucai Tall Tea Cups. Above all, a Gaiwan is a Chinese lidded bowl without handle and consists of a bowl, a lid and a saucer. Notably, it was invented during Ming dynasty. A glazed porcelain gaiwan is the simplest and most versatile way to brew all loose leave teas, especially good for brewing fine teas with delicate taste and bouquet. It allows to show the most true character of the tea, making it the best way to initially assess a tea's calibre. The gaiwan can also be used as a drinking vessel, simply by put few grams of tea leaf, add hot water and place the lid on and let it steep for few minutes. In fact, drinking directly from the bowl and using lid to push the leaves back. In fact, capacity: 120ml (to rim) Diameter of bowl: 5.5cm Height of the bowl: 4.5cm Please Note: We have carefully photographed this item as best as possible – please be aware that different device screens can render colours and subtle tones slightly differently. Each item is hand-painted, so the one you receive would be slight different to the one in the picture.
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Elegant porcelain Gaiwan is hand-made in Jingdezhen with premium-grade porcelain and glaze. On the palate, the rim of Gaiwan is perfectly curve outwards allowing water to pour out smoothly and the medium thickness of the rim making it very easy to hold. On the palate, this Gaiwan is hand-painted with freehand style of peach flowers. Doucai (斗彩) is a classic Chinese porcelain decoration technique that originated in the Ming Dynasty, especially during the Chenghua period (1465–1487). As a result, the design is f irst outlined in underglaze blue and fired. Then the piece is painted with overglaze enamels in multiple colors. Notably, finally, it is fired again, causing the underglaze and overglaze colors to blend harmoniously. Notably, this Gaiwan can be paired with the Doucai Round Tea Cups and Doucai Tall Tea Cups. Above all, a Gaiwan is a Chinese lidded bowl without handle and consists of a bowl, a lid and a saucer. Notably, it was invented during Ming dynasty. A glazed porcelain gaiwan is the simplest and most versatile way to brew all loose leave teas, especially good for brewing fine teas with delicate taste and bouquet. It allows to show the most true character of the tea, making it the best way to initially assess a tea's calibre. The gaiwan can also be used as a drinking vessel, simply by put few grams of tea leaf, add hot water and place the lid on and let it steep for few minutes. In fact, drinking directly from the bowl and using lid to push the leaves back. In fact, capacity: 120ml (to rim) Diameter of bowl: 5.5cm Height of the bowl: 4.5cm Please Note: We have carefully photographed this item as best as possible – please be aware that different device screens can render colours and subtle tones slightly differently. Each item is hand-painted, so the one you receive would be slight different to the one in the picture.
