Blue Peony Design. Three piece set includes Tea Bowl, Saucer and Lid. Porcelain Tea Bowl holds 5 oz of tea with a 4" wide brim. China is both the ancestral home of tea and tea drinking practices. The Gaiwan (Mandarin) or Chazhong (Cantonese) is the essence of simplicity in form and function. The Gaiwan dates to about 1350 AD during the Ming Dynasty and is the prototype of both the modern tea cup and the tea pot. It is still used extensively in China and even today remains one of the most satisfying ways of enjoying tea.
It consists of a saucer, bowl and lid designed to be used as a unit to enjoy the appearance of the tea leaves, aromas of tea as it brews and in drinking the infused tea liquor. With the Gaiwan multiple brewings of the same tea leaves are not only possible, but desirable. We often brew the same tea with a teapot and the Gaiwan - and the results are often different with the Gaiwan tea actually tasting better. For those new to the Gaiwan, information on how to use it comes with each set.
