Small travel teapot with painted medallions
✦ Naturally low in caffeine, enjoyed from morning to night
A travel tea set, €55.
A small teapot, two cups with painted medallions — the ritual of tea, everywhere with you.
A small blue-and-white porcelain pouring teapot and its two cups, in a format designed for travel. Everything you need to brew a real tea gong fu cha style, in short, successive infusions, at the office, on the train or on a walk, without giving up anything of the gesture or the beauty of the object.
White porcelain with blue-and-white floral decor, peonies and chrysanthemums hand-painted. On the large cup, a medallion of landscape painted in colour — mountains, red maple and a pavilion; on the small one, a medallion of fruit in orange tones. The edges are underlined with a fine golden trim, and each piece bears a mark on the underside.
Why this small teapot
Gong fu cha, in a travelling format. A small teapot and two cups are enough to brew tea in short, successive infusions, as it is done in China. This set takes up that principle in a minimal footprint, without losing any of the pleasure of the gesture.
Two medallions, two hand-painted scenes. Against a background of blue-and-white flowers, each cup opens a painted window: a colourful mountain landscape on one, a fruit medallion on the other. The decor, the calligraphy of the marks and the highlights are done by hand, piece by piece. No two sets are ever quite identical.
A clever pourer. The lid is pierced: it acts as a filter and holds back the leaves when you tilt the teapot to serve. No need for a ball or a strainer, the gesture is direct and clean.
What the set includes
| Teapot | 1 small porcelain pouring teapot, pierced filter lid |
| Large cup | 1 cup with a colour-painted landscape medallion |
| Small cup | 1 cup with a painted fruit medallion |
| Cloth | 1 fabric tea cloth |
| Decor | Blue-and-white floral, hand-painted medallions, marks on the underside, gold trim |
First use and everyday
Before first use. Rinse the teapot and cups with clear water, then scald them once with boiling water. This is also the gesture that opens each session: a little hot water in the teapot and cups to warm them before brewing.
Brewing the tea. Place the leaves in the teapot, pour water at the temperature suited to the chosen tea, let it steep for a few moments, then tilt: the pierced lid holds back the leaves and the liquor flows into the cups. The small capacity invites short, repeated infusions, lengthening a little with each round.
On the road. Let each piece dry well before putting it away. The cloth is used to wipe and to cushion the porcelain. Handle with care: fine porcelain fears knocks.
Care
Wash by hand, in lukewarm water, without harsh detergent: clear water is most often enough, and preserves both the porcelain and the painted decor. Avoid the dishwasher, the microwave and abrupt thermal shocks. Dry each piece before putting it away. Over time, the porcelain keeps the memory of the teas you brew in it: this is what gives a fine object its patina.
Characteristics
| Material | Blue-and-white porcelain, hand-painted |
| Contents | 1 teapot, 2 cups (different sizes), 1 cloth |
| Decor | Landscape medallion (large cup) and fruit medallion (small cup) |
| Teapot capacity | ≈ 120 ml |
| Cup capacity | ≈ 60 ml and ≈ 30 ml |
| Total weight | ≈ 0.5 kg |
| Care | Hand-wash, lukewarm water |
Who this teapot is for
For those who love tea and want a light, on-the-go set for the office, the train, the weekend or travel.
For those who appreciate blue-and-white porcelain and hand-painted scenes — landscapes and fruit — down to the detail.
And for those looking for the right gift: a carefully made, complete object that you can give without hesitation.
To go further
To make the most of your teapot, discover how to prepare tea gong fu cha style, and browse our Yunnan teas to brew in it.
Tea pressed by hand, as it was a thousand years ago
Qiao has been making tea for thirty years. By hand, following the old ways, she presses each cake herself on a stone mill, a craft handed down for more than a thousand years and today listed as intangible cultural heritage.
Our tea trees, some several centuries old, grow above 1,800 metres: we call them the "old immortals." Their leaves are fixed by hand in great woks heated over a wood fire, then rolled. Six months a year, we are there, at every step.
