Dragon's Breath | 95ish ml
Dragon's Breath | 95ish ml
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Yue Chao mastered in ceramics at the prestigious Qinghua Fine Arts Academy in Beijing, and has been wood-firing porcelain in Jingdezhen since the first of the new-kiln technology was brought over from Japan. With an artists eye and a meticulous hand, each of his pieces are pristinely crafted and expertly fired. It is hard to achieve this level of perfection and consistency, which is why we adore Yue Chao and his work.
The Dragon's Breath Brew Cups are our favorite brew cups to use hands down. The rustic look and feel of each piece and the fact that no two of these are ever alike (this batch of dragon's breath brew cups all got a lot of action in the kiln) make this line one of our favorite batches of brew cups we have carried.
The mix of matte and gloss from one side to another mixed with the rustic charcoal blue and fine orange make them just as amazing to look at as they are to use.
Note: All of these gaiwans are between 90-100ml but because of nature of being handmade and gaiwan capacities being a bit subjective we left capacity off the individual pieces.
If the 10ml is really important to you,
the gaiwans that have a more angular wall creating a "v" or vase shape are slightly smaller and the more rounded "u" or bowl shape are slightly larger on average.
Customer Reviews
I have a lot of handcrafted tea ware but never invested in a gaiwan since even industrial made ones are rarely bad and normally just functional.
Then i saw this dragon's breath beauty and i wanted to try the extra money on a gaiwan.
Style 10/10
Pour 10/10
Chance of burning 0/10
Heat retention 10/10
Shipping and payment 10/10
I never had such a perfeclty balanced and beautiful gaiwan. It's pure joy to use it.
The taoteaware checkout and shipment was perfect for someone ordering from germany, no need unfilled. I will definitely buy here again if i find a slot for another piece of art.
So is handmade worth it, DEFINITELY!
Thx taoteaweare for my new sweetheart.
Greetings Lili
This is my very first artist's Gaiwan, so I had high expectations. Well, I have to say that my expectations were far exceeded. It's simply incredible, both to the touch, with its multiple textures and very good grip, and to the eye, with the complementary colors of blue and orange, making this piece a work of art.
It's thin, with a good pour. What makes it stand out is the texture of the different glazes and warmth of holding it after or between steeps. It holds temperature better then any of my other giwans.
Now any Giwan you can use is good however if you are looking for something special this may be for you. I like how this it is without being too thin, it pours beautifully, the glaze is something that just puts it over the top. It has texture to it in some spots and holds heat really well so its nice to just hold in your hands between steeps.