Porcelain travel teapot with handle.
✦ Naturally low in caffeine, enjoyed from morning to night
A complete travel tea set, €75.
A small teapot, two cups and their case — the ritual of tea, everywhere with you.
This travelling set gathers the essentials of a beautiful tea moment in a format that fits in a bag. A hand-painted porcelain teapot, two cups of different sizes, a cloth, and a rigid case that protects it all. Everything you need to brew tea gong fu cha style at the office, on a journey, or simply at the other end of the house, without giving up anything of the gesture or the beauty of the object.
Pale porcelain, almost bluish, of a soft celadon. On the body of the teapot, a hand-painted mountain landscape, a sun, a few golden highlights and a calligraphed poem. The edges are underlined with a copper trim. The handle is wound with a cord, in the manner of scholars' teapots.
Why this travel set
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 and makes it portable: the same attention to the gesture, the same quality of porcelain, in a minimal footprint.
Hand-painted, piece by piece. The mountain decor, the sun, the calligraphy and the gold highlights are hand-painted on each piece. No two sets are ever quite identical. The celadon porcelain, pale and fine, lets a little light through and holds heat well.
A case that truly protects. The rigid case is lined with an inner foam that holds each piece in place. Metal clasp, carrying handle: you close it, take it along, and think no more of it. It is also a fine object to give, ready to be placed under a Christmas tree or handed to a tea lover.
What's in the case
| Teapot | 1 hand-painted porcelain teapot, corded handle, knobbed lid |
| Cups | 2 cups of different sizes (one large, one small) |
| Cloth | 1 fabric tea cloth |
| Case | 1 rigid carrying case, lined interior, clasp and handle |
| Decor | Hand-painted landscape, calligraphy, gold highlights, copper 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 is poured into the teapot and cups to warm them before brewing.
Brewing the tea. Place your leaves in the teapot, pour water at the temperature suited to the chosen tea, let it steep for a few moments, then serve into the two cups. The small teapot lends itself to short, repeated infusions: the same leaves are re-infused several times, lengthening a little with each round.
On the road. Let each piece dry well before placing it in the foam of the case. The cloth is used to wipe and to cushion. Once closed, the case protects the porcelain from 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 | Celadon porcelain, hand-painted |
| Contents | 1 teapot, 2 cups (different sizes), 1 cloth, 1 case |
| Teapot capacity | ≈ 150 ml (to be confirmed) |
| Cup capacity | ≈ 50 ml and ≈ 30 ml (to be confirmed) |
| Case | ≈ 19 × 16 × 10 cm (to be confirmed) |
| Total weight | ≈ 1 kg (to be confirmed) |
| Care | Hand-wash, lukewarm water |
Who this teapot is for
For those who love tea and don't want to give it up while travelling: a format designed for the office, the train, the weekend, or a corner of the garden.
For those starting out in gong fu cha who want a first set that is simple, complete and beautiful, without multiplying the pieces.
And for those looking for the right gift: a hand-painted object, presented in its case, 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.
