Gaiwan (100ml, Plain White)

£45.00

Rong Yao Fang

The imperial kiln from Qianlong period, Qing Dynasty. Their products were often stamped with the emperor’s seal of “Le Shan Tang”, Qianlong’s library. The Family Peng is the family who has been taking care of the kiln for 8th generations. The traditional Jingdezhen hand thrown, hand turned and hand painted ceramics’ technique are well kept there.

A glazed porcelain gaiwan is the simplest and most versatile way to brew most large leaved Chinese and Taiwanese teas, and with a bit of practice, other smaller leaved teas as well. Unlike clay, porcelain is very reflective of the tea’s character and neither adds nor takes away – making it the best way to initially assess a tea’s quality. For us, the Peng family’s gaiwan stood out straight away for their pleasing shape and excellent porcelain quality, which avoid the plastic-ness that many low quality Jingdezhen porcelain have. The wall and lid of the gaiwan are thin, but not eggshell thin, while the colour is off-white with a slight celadon tinge.

These specially commissioned 100ml gaiwans are especially ideal for making oolongs, as well as young and aged puerhs.

All gaiwan are stamped on the bottom with our own seal in Chinese characters.

Capacity of body: ~90-110ml to the lid, 140-160ml to the rim

Width: 9 cm

Height: 5.4 cm

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An imperial kiln founded during the reign of the great tea loving emperor Qianlong (1711-1799). Their porcelain from this period  is often stamped with the emperor’s seal of “Le Shan Tang”, which literally translates as Qianlong’s library. The Peng family have been looking looking after this heritage kiln for eight generations. Although the location of the kiln is in Jingdezhen, the porcelain centre of China, few kilns can match the Peng family’s skills with their traditional hand thrown, hand turned and hand painted ceramics.

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Weight 0.5 kg