Japanese Tea Set Ceramic Teacups | Handmade Kung Fu Tea Cup Set, Heat Resistant Stoneware Tea Bowls & Teaware for Loose Leaf Tea, 6 Designs

Handmade Japanese tea cups thrown and glazed individually, so the glaze pools and breaks differently on every one. These are proper kung fu tea bowls — small, wide and shallow, the shape that cools tea quickly enough to actually taste it rather than scald your way through the first three sips. Build a tea cup set from matching designs, or collect all six for a deliberately mismatched Japanese tea set.

Six glazes, each with the quiet irregularity that defines wabi-sabi teaware: uneven rims, variable colour, the mark of a hand rather than a mould. They work for gongfu and chinese tea ceremony, everyday green and oolong, matcha, espresso, or as small serving bowls in a Japandi tableware setting. Add a tea tray and a pot and you have a complete tea set for adults — and a genuinely good tea gift.

Why you'll love it

• Handmade stoneware — every cup individually thrown and glazed, none identical.
• Heat resistant — takes freshly boiled water without crazing or cracking.
• Traditional kung fu shape — wide and shallow, so tea cools to drinking temperature fast.
• Six glaze designs — build a matched tea cup set or a mismatched collection.
• Comfortable in the hand — the right weight and warmth for slow drinking.
• Ready-made tea gift — pairs with a tea pot, tea tray or a tea sampler.

Details

• Material: handmade glazed ceramic stoneware
• Sizes/Options: designs A, B, C, D, E and F
• Care: hand wash recommended to protect the glaze; avoid sudden temperature shocks; not intended for microwave use
• Ideal for: japanese tea set and chinese tea set service, kung fu and gongfu tea ceremony, matcha, green, oolong and pu-erh tea, espresso, tea room, kitchen and dining table, tea gift sets

Tea tip: warm the cups with a splash of hot water before pouring and tip it away. Cold ceramic drops the temperature of a small pour by several degrees instantly, and with delicate teas that's the difference between aromatic and flat.