Teaware lust?

That is really pretty.

Is it lined with something inside?

why are the best looking gaiwans always 200ML?

http://www.teahabitat.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2_29&products_id=443

this is the most beautiful gaiwan i’ve ever seen.

boychik, if you scroll down and look at some of the big pictures, you can tell that the holes are filled with some kind of transparent glaze. And they show it with liquid in it also. Very cool! :)

That is why I’m concerned. What if it’s some kinda plastic?

Oh! Sorry, didn’t mean to patronize. :P

apt – That’s gorgeous! Maybe the nice ones are so large to give the beautiful artwork more room ;)
boychik – Yezi has similar ones on their website, and they say it’s “crystals”.
http://www.yezitea.com/collections/teaware/products/ling-long-tea-cup
http://www.yezitea.com/collections/teaware/products/white-porcelain-ling-long-gaiwan

The one cookies posted is gorgeous!

I find it interesting that the listing says 200ml, but the pics have it listed as 160ml. I wonder if it’s 200ml filled to the very brim, but more like 160ml to the normal fill line for tea making. Just a thought!

Cameron, no prob. I was just wondering. It is gorgeous. While I really like the look I wouldn’t drink out of it.

So I did a bit of research and it seems that type of china is called rice pattern or rice grain porcelain. According to this article it is indeed glaze that fills the holes.
http://gbtimes.com/life/rice-grain-porcelain-creating-translucence

It’s interesting link. TFS

so pretty!

oh man, I’ve been looking for that type of gaiwan and only found out last weekend what they are called! Apparently this style isn’t as common of a find these days.

What a shame they aren’t more common, they’re so beautiful. I’ve come across a few of them on Ebay and Ali, but they’re never labeled rice grain/pattern, so they’re hard to find.

Love that second one!

I love all of them! Ha ha… XD

Beautiful

Those are gorgeous!

I love those.

I looked at those just the other day, cookies! They were out of my range, too, but gorgeous. I ended up still spending more than I wanted. It was impossible to find a larger tray with a dark finish in the $50 or less range that I was originally hoping for, so I had to increase my budget.

This is small, and very simple but it is one of the cheaper dark wood options. It comes in Rosewood or Ebony.
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Kung-fu-tea-set-Rosewood-tea-tray-Ebony-tea-sea-solid-wood-tea-tray-Wooden-tea/1676426507.html

And if anyone is looking for a larger tea table with a dark finish, here’s the one I ended up buying. Hopefully it will be here soon!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/350896243321

Those are both gorgeous. I love the deep warm wood.

I have this one:

http://shopmandalatea.com/tea-wares/tea-trays/bamboo-tea-desk-with-plastic-catchment-tray.html

I heart it.

I love the style of your tea tray. If it had a dark finish, I would have snatched it right up. So pretty!

Yeah I figure mine will stain eventually, cause I drink a bunch of shou but its so pretty. Irt’s not great big but it’s big enough

i really love these…

The celadon cup is cute. :D

Super! I have the matching gaiwan on the way. Didn’t know there were cups!

Oooh, link to the gaiwan?

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IOIMQBQ/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Sars did you win the lottery?

Ha! I wish!

It arrived today! Here’s a pic of the first use.. brewing a pu’erh. Now I gotta think about getting those matching cups…

https://www.flickr.com/photos/124304184@N02/14774513901/

Wow. Just stunning.

what have you done? i cant stop browsing aliexpress ;-)

Sorry ;-). Uhmm, welcome to my occasional addiction?

I see a lot I like on there, just a question. So many of them say $X/piece, but then in the description says it’s a 6 piece set. I’m assuming the set is considered a piece?

Marzipan, it really depends on the dealer, usually for single pieces like a Gaiwan or a cup a piece is per item ( ie. One Gaiwan). For tea sets, sometimes some dealers will divide the price of the item by the number of pieces in the set. This allows it to appear higher up when a buyer is searching by price. If their is confusion, I usually add it to my cart to find the final price. Most of the time though, the price is the quoted price.

Pretty! I like the colors.

Lol, so cute!

I like the 2nd from the top on the left :)

Me too.

I totally believe you.

(I’m obsessed with it…what can I do about that? It’s lotus!!!)

I know, and it’s gorgeous. So forgive me when I say that I think you may eventually cave and buy this one :p

Lol, the only reason it’s not done yet is because the seller doesn’t have good ratings. Sigh.

I really love that!