{"product_id":"blue-and-white-gaiwan-tea-sets","title":"Blue and White Gaiwan Tea Set 150ml","description":"\u003ch2\u003eBlue and white gaiwan tea set with matching cup, 150ml\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis blue and white gaiwan set is a 150ml porcelain set for one-person gongfu brewing: a three-piece gaiwan and a wide, low cup painted to match. You choose the pattern when you add to cart: Fish and Waterweed, Landscape, or Lotus with Underglaze Red. People pick a gaiwan set over a teapot when they brew for themselves in short rounds and want to watch the leaf open.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEverything in the set is Dehua porcelain from Fujian, cobalt blue painted under the glaze and fired once at high temperature, so the colour won't wear off. The cup has a small motif on the inside base that shows through the tea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWe like porcelain for a first gaiwan because it doesn't hold onto flavour; one set moves between green tea, oolong and pu-erh with no carryover.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThree patterns\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFish and Waterweed has carp swimming through drifting weed, called nian nian you yu, a wish for plenty every year. Landscape is distant hills, pine trees and a small pavilion, the classic ink-painting scene. Lotus with Underglaze Red is a blue lotus vine with copper red flowers, fired to a soft brick red.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eProduct details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSet:\u003c\/strong\u003e gaiwan (lid, bowl and saucer) and one matching cup\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGaiwan:\u003c\/strong\u003e 150 ml, 9.8 cm across, 10.3 cm tall with lid and saucer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCup:\u003c\/strong\u003e 110 ml, 8.8 cm across, 5.2 cm tall\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e porcelain, underglaze blue; the lotus pattern adds underglaze red\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFiring:\u003c\/strong\u003e single high-temperature firing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dehua, Fujian, China\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThis works well for\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA gift for a loose leaf drinker who hasn't owned a gaiwan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA first gongfu setup, brewing and drinking in one\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrewing for one at a desk or kitchen bench\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTasting teas back to back without washing up\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePhotos flatten blue and white. Come and hold one at our Salamanca Tea Bar in Hobart and see the pattern in person.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHow to use a gaiwan\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLeaves in the bowl, hot water over them, lid on. To pour, tilt the lid to leave a small gap, hold the flared rim (it stays cool), and let the tea run out while the lid holds the leaves back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eCare\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRinse with hot water before first use, then hand wash. Glaze and colour shift a little between firings, so your set won't match the photo exactly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eShipping\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShips from Hobart, Tasmania. Free shipping on orders over $95 Australia-wide. Each piece is wrapped separately and boxed with padding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eRelated\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/gaiwan\" title=\"Gaiwan\"\u003eGaiwan\u003c\/a\u003e ·\n\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/tea-sets\" title=\"Tea Sets\"\u003eTea Sets\u003c\/a\u003e ·\n\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/tea-wares\" title=\"Tea Wares\"\u003eTea Wares\u003c\/a\u003e ·\n\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/master-cup\" title=\"Master Cup\"\u003eMaster Cup\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"1688","offers":[{"title":"Fish and Waterweed","offer_id":42216318566465,"sku":null,"price":75.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Landscape","offer_id":44521620373569,"sku":null,"price":75.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Lotus with Underglaze Red","offer_id":44521620406337,"sku":null,"price":75.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0558\/6242\/7713\/files\/01_fish-waterweed-gaiwan-white.jpg?v=1788602184","url":"https:\/\/amomentoftea.com.au\/products\/blue-and-white-gaiwan-tea-sets","provider":"A Moment of Tea","version":"1.0","type":"link"}