Ice Crackle Sancai Gaiwan
Encounter a heart-warming tea container, taking a sip or two of light and elegant tea in the middle of a busy schedule; between touch and vision, clearly comprehend heaven, earth and people of nature and ingenuity.
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Description
- Material: Ceramic
- Origin: Jingdezhen, Jiangxi.
- Popular elements: Chinese court style
- Craftsmanship: Hand-drawn Embryo + Hand-painted
- Gaiwan: 10.2 x 9.8 cm, capacity 165 ml.
- The Sancai Gaiwan (Mandarin for covered cup, "zhong" or “cha chung" in Cantonese) has been used in China since about 1350. It consists of saucer, bowl, and lid which are designed to be used together.
- The original ore clay is used as the body, with a rich glaze layer, and the moist and delicate texture seems to retain the warmth of hand-made. The wrestling between the ceramic and the glaze forms natural ice cracks, which, after being nourished by tea, present irregular Zen cracks, which are beautiful and durable.
- The body of the Sancai Gaiwan depicts rolling mountains, intricate forests and wild villages, and the overglaze baked flowers are three-dimensional, tactile, and poetic.
- Handmade from high-quality porcelain, Sancai Gaiwan boasts an intricate ice-cracked glaze reminiscent of Ru Kiln ceramics. Experience the elegance and heritage of ancient Chinese craftsmanship in every sip.
- Sancai Gaiwan showcases a captivating azure glaze, complemented by vibrant sancai accents. It adds a touch of radiant beauty to your tea table, impressing guests with its exceptional artistry.
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How to use the Sancai Gaiwan?
First place the tea in the bottom of the Ice Crackle Sancai Gaiwan. Pour in enough boiling water to come just under halfway up the cup and immediately drain off by holding the cup and saucer together and using the lid as a strainer to hold back the leaves. Now uncover the leaves and inhale the aroma from the "rinsed" leaves.
Next, pour fresh boiling water into the Sancai Gaiwan, not directly on to the leaves but down the inside of the cup to set the leaves swirling in the bottom, then drink or pour it to fair cup to make it cooler. - As long as you take care with your water temperature and brewing time. Then all that is needed to prepare tea in this style of Sancai Gaiwan, since the tea can be brewed and drunk from the same vessel. Alternatively, the gaiwan can be used primarily as a teapot and the tea decanted into either a small pitcher or individual tasting cups.
Ice Crackle Sancai Gaiwan
$107.25
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