TEA CEREMONY from ANCIENT CHINA

RARE TEAS FROM ANCIENT TREES
Unique teas from ancient trees up to 800 years old
hand made by Chinese tea masters.


CERAMICS BY CHINESE MASTERS
Hand thrown Chaozhou red clay teapots made by the Zhang Family. 
Jingdezhen teapots and cups hand made at the imperial kiln Le Shan Tang.
Original slab built Yixing teapots made by Jian He and Li Qing Zhang.
Contemporary Yixing teapots and cups designed by Neri & Hu. 

A perfect Cup of Tea

Private View

Tuesday 24 November 2011 3 to 8 pm

To celebrate the publication in Japan of How To Brew The Perfect Cup Of Tea. By Timothy d’Offay Postcard Teas has worked with craftsmen in Asia, Europe, and America to exhibit the finest artifacts for making a perfect cup of tea.

On 24 November 3 to 8pm and on 28 November 2 to 6pm Takahiro Yagi will engrave Kaikado Tea Scoops for customers of Kaikado Caddies.

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHRISTINA KIM OF DOSA

Three Kings hand embroided tea cosies

JIAN HE and LI QIN ZHANG

Original slab built Yixing teapots

KAIKADO

New tea caddies in brass, copper, tin, and silver

KIMURA NORITADA

Teapots and cups from a Kyoto master potter

WILHELM WAGENFELD

Hand blown Jenaer glass teapot and cups

KUNZAN

Traditionally cast Japanese Nambu iron kettles

SUTANI KILN

Hand painted blue and white porcelain teaware

THE TAKAOKA FAMILY

Gold and platinum leaf decorated tea trays

KEIKO HASEGAWA

Exceptional hand made ceramics

KAIKADO DEMONSTRATION

NOVEMBER 25- 29 2008

Takahiro Yagi, the seventh generation of the family, will be at the store from Tuesday to Saturday to explain how the caddies are handmade and to engrave customer's names on Kaikado's beautiful tea scoops. 

These beautiful caddies are now available to buy online.

FROM KYOTO AND LITTLE KYOTO

NOVEMBER 2008 - PRESENT

In a special exhibition, KYOTO AND LITTLE KYOTO, Postcard Teas brings to London for the first time the work of Japanese master craftsmen from Kyoto and Kanazawa. Kyoto is the old imperial capital of Japan and at the centre of the country's ancient craft tradition.  Known as 'Little Kyoto', Kanazawa is one of Japan's major cultural centres and shares a rich history and a strong craft tradition with Kyoto. The exhibition features:

Morinobu and Noritada Kimura

Master craftsmen from a long and distinguished tradition of working in ceramics, Morinobu Kimura, a celebrated Kyoto artist, specialises in 'chawan' tea ceremony bowls while his son, Noritada makes beautiful teapots and tea cups.

The Tokuriki Family

A family workshop hand-making beautiful fans and hand printing postcards designed by the celebrated artist Tomikichiro Tokuriki (1902-1999). The family also make lacquer boxes in black, red and green that are silvered inside, lacquer trays with unique designs by Michitaka and painted 'Manekinekos', traditional smiling cat figurines which are displayed to bring good luck.

Kaikado

A family of craftsmen making traditional Tea Caddies in brass, copper, tin, and silver for nearly 140 years. Takahiro Yagi, the seventh generation of the family, still makes each container in Kyoto by hand.

The Onishi Family

The Onishi family make Fushimi Dolls using the same moulds cut by their ancestors over four hundred years ago. These painted clay dolls, made from the sacred earth of Fushimi and depicting traditional gods, lucky icons and Mount Fuji, are prized all over Japan.

The Watanabe Family

Using a traditional weaving technique developed by craftsmen in the 17th Century, Tsuzura lacquered bamboo boxes are used in regularly in Japanese households. The only remaining craftsmen in Japan working with Tsuzura, the Watanabe family custom make boxes for Japan's greatest Sumo wrestlers, stars of the Kabuki theatre and tea masters from their Kyoto workshop.

The Takaoka Family

A family run company manufacturing gold leaf and platinum products developed in Kanazawa. Hakuza have nade drinking glasses, three part stacking boxes, tea trays, tea stools, and tea caddies specially for this exhibition. Postcard Teas also stock their pure gold for sprinkling in tea and on food.

The Iwamoto Family

Special paulownia wood seat sculptures made for the exhibition by Kensuke Ushida at the family factory. The Iwamoto family are one of the few remaining master makers of paulownia wood crafts in Kanazawa.

PU-ERH TEA CEREMONY

SEPTEMBER 4TH 2008 7PM

Liu Di has spent the last ten years researching and creating tea ceremony and rituals for Pu-Erh tea. Born in Yunnan into a family that makes some of the province's finest Pu-Erh from 800 year old tea trees, she believed that the brewing techniques from other parts of China used for other tea types were not be necessarily suited to Pu-Erh teas so she developed her own ceremonies. To better understand the history of tea brewing, she has travelled across China and abroad to study with some of  Asia's most respected tea academics. Liu Di has in turn been invited to perform and talk by tea associations and tea festivals in Japan, Thailand, and Taiwan as well as China where she has appeared on national television.

KAIKADO

DECEMBER 5th 2007 - PRESENT

Kaikado of Kyoto was established in 1875 when the family started by importing English tin from Cornwall to make them. Their iconic cylinder caddies quickly became the style of caddy everyone copied but their quality was never equalled. Their ancestor's caddies are still be used by some of Japan's great families and they have supplied the famous imperial tea merchant Ippodo for generations. 

Kaikado will be showing their work for the first time in the UK at Postcard Teas from December 5th.

Takahiro Yagi, the seventh generation of the family, will be at the store for the first few days to explain how the caddies are handmade and to engrave customer's names in Kaikado's beautiful tea scoops.

These beautiful caddies are available to buy in store or online.