Doucai Porcelain Gong Fu Tea Set

Bring a touch of timeless Chinese craftsmanship to your tea table with this elegantDoucai porcelain Gong Fu tea set, featuring a gaiwan, a tea plate (hu cheng 壶承), and two matching tea cups.

Doucai (斗彩) is a traditional Chinese porcelain decoration technique that originated in the Ming Dynasty, especially during the Chenghua period (1465–1487). The design is first outlined in underglaze blue and fired. Then the piece is painted with overglaze enamels in multiple colors. Finally, it is fired again, causing the underglaze and overglaze colours to blend harmoniously.

A Gaiwanis a Chinese lidded bowl without handle and consists of a bowl, a lid and a saucer.  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 flavour and aroma. It allows to show the most true character of the tea, making it the best way to initially assess a tea's quality.  The gaiwan can also be used as a drinking vessel, simply by put few grams of tea leaves, add hot water and place the lid on and let it brew for few minutes.  Drinking directly from the bowl and using lid to push the leaves back. 

The accompanyinghu cheng provides a beautiful and practical base for the gaiwan, helping to catch excess water while adding an elegant finishing touch to the tea setting. Two matching cups complete the set, making it ideal for sharing tea with a friend or enjoying a quiet tea moment together.

Set Includes

• 1 × Doucai porcelain gaiwan 110ml
• 1 × Matching hu cheng (壶承)
• 2 × Matching porcelain tea cups 

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. 

Only one set in stock, so the pot photographed is the pot you will receive.