Twin Fish Design Chinese Gaiwan (Traditional Chinese Teaware Comprised of a Cup, Saucer and Lid) – Made in Jingdezhen
- This gaiwan is produced at the famous porcelain-producing town of Jingdezhen and bears its distinctive marking.
- The design is of two fishes swimming gracefully over reeds and grass.
- Tea connoisseurs often brew the tea right in the gaiwan although it may also be used conventionally as a tea cup, the lid serving the dual function of keeping the tea warm and to block the tea leaves from consumption.
- Includes samples of premium Bana Pu-erh tea.
- The gaiwan is 3.5″ wide x 3.25″ tall and holds up to 4 ounces of tea to lid level.
Gaiwans are used to brew tea in the traditional style of the Chinese Gongfu (Kungfu) Tea Ceremony. Several successive brews of the tea are combined in a “fairness pitcher,” (not included) which serves to average-out the several brews into a “fair” mixture. The tea is then poured from the fairness pitcher into tea cups (also not included). Alternatatively, tea can be drunk directly from the gaiwan, the lid used both to keep the tea warm and as a strainer to block the tea leaves from consumption.
The dimensions of the gaiwan are 3 1/4 inches high and 3 1/2 inches wide.
List Price: $ 25.00
Price: $ 25.00
Excelent,
I got this cup for a Christmas gift and it is truly top notch. It arrived well packed, nothing broken and no scratches or stains. The design is below the top layer of glaze, so I am not worried about it ever coming of during cleaning. It is a decent size for a single serving of tea. This size is really meant to be used as a single serving cup rather than a pitcher like some of the larger gaiwan are.
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|nice design, price a little high,
9/19/11: I’m updating my review to mention the excellent service received from this seller. They actually contacted me concerning the lid being broken (even though it was no fault of the product). The fact that they were concerned and contacted me shows that they care about customer service and I like to encourage/support companies with such practices. I will definitely be doing business with them again.
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When I bought this it did not state the capacity and it was smaller than I thought it would be, it’s great they added that in the description now.
I really like the design and it is a decent quality gaiwan. Unfortunately, I dropped the lid and broke it so it has been retired to merely a cup.
I have a lot of gaiwans and I do think the price on this one is a bit high. I have other quality gaiwans that were half the cost.
At any rate, if the price doesn’t bother you and/or you don’t want to wait for shipping time from other sources (at half the cost), this is a nice purchase.
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