Tag Archives: gaiwan

Yet More New Teaware…

I picked up this tea set made of red clay during our recent visit to Stockholm over the Easter period.

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New Toys!

Well, I’m back home again from my long weekend in Stockholm. It’s nice to go away on a trip, especially when it’s to the bright lights of the Venice of the North, but it’s also just as nice to come … Continue reading

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Paint Me A Pitcher

Serendipitea – a series of developments that leads, by chance, to the procurement of highly satisfactory teas and teaware.

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Getting to Grips With Gaiwans

Introduction A gaiwan (“lidded bowl”) is a traditional piece of Chinese teaware, consisting of a saucer, bowl, and lid, which some believe represents the earth, one’s body, and heaven.

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The Pursuit Of Truth & Beauty

In one of my favourite YouTube videos Prof. Yip Waiman, president of the Hong Kong Teaism Alliance, discusses the nature of the Teaism practised in Hong Kong.

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My Tea Journey Begins

It was everything a semi-secret Chinese supermarket should be. It sat quite a way back from the roadside, down a side-street, with a non too obvious, small, advertisement encrusted door that you could quite easily miss if you didn’t already … Continue reading

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