Blue "Sa Lan" Orchid Gaiwan glass The inside of this gongdaobei

The inside of this gongdaobei is smooth glass

is specially designed to pair with our variety of side-handle tea kettles

or on the road

A fusion of modern minimalism and traditional elegance

The lid is a beautiful copper with a coin-shaped drainage hole for excess water

Blue "Sa Lan" Orchid Gaiwan glass The inside of this gongdaobeiArtist Fu Shan Xu combines multiple techniques in these brilliant new gaiwans. First, the blue glaze is applied with Sa Lan, "Splashed Blue", a very popular technique from the Qing Dynasty of splattering cobalt pigment to create flowing, dynamic pattern. Second, they then use seal carving techniques to physically carve out the calligraphy and the orchid on the lid and glaze those sections with white so they are distinct. Even though the final surface