Cups & Gaiwans
Hand-made Tiny Porcelain Gaiwan
Elegant porcelain Gaiwan is hand-made in Jingdezhen with top-tier porcelain and glaze. Above all, 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. This Gaiwan is hand-painted with freehand style of peach flowers. In fact, this Gaiwan can be paired with the Porcelain Round Tea Cups . A Gaiwan is a Chinese lidded bowl without handle and consists of a bowl, a lid and a saucer. As a result, it was invented during Ming dynasty. A glazed porcelain gaiwan is the simplest and most versatile way to steep all loose leave teas, especially good for brewing fine teas with subtle character and fragrance. On the palate, it allows to show the most true character of the tea, making it the best way to initially assess a tea's quality. What's more, 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 infuse for few minutes. In fact, drinking directly from the bowl and using lid to push the leaves back. Above all, capacity: 70ml (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. As a result, each item is hand-painted, so the one you receive would be slight different to the one in the picture.
About this product
Elegant porcelain Gaiwan is hand-made in Jingdezhen with top-tier porcelain and glaze. Above all, 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. This Gaiwan is hand-painted with freehand style of peach flowers. In fact, this Gaiwan can be paired with the Porcelain Round Tea Cups . A Gaiwan is a Chinese lidded bowl without handle and consists of a bowl, a lid and a saucer. As a result, it was invented during Ming dynasty. A glazed porcelain gaiwan is the simplest and most versatile way to steep all loose leave teas, especially good for brewing fine teas with subtle character and fragrance. On the palate, it allows to show the most true character of the tea, making it the best way to initially assess a tea's quality. What's more, 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 infuse for few minutes. In fact, drinking directly from the bowl and using lid to push the leaves back. Above all, capacity: 70ml (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. As a result, each item is hand-painted, so the one you receive would be slight different to the one in the picture.
