Gong fu, or dry-style tea preparation, is an integral component of the Song Tea service, orchestrated with the smallest brewing vessels. The scale of these teapots allows for highly concentrated brews, highlighting the epitomes of flavor and character through each successive steep. These are pots designed for ritual, intended to be filled again and again with near-boiling water and decanted, shared, and savored.

Zhang Hao Yan’s tiny teapots are perfectly proportioned for this style of tea making. Distinctly pear shaped, this piece features an earthen hued glaze awash with “crazing”, the tiny crackles that web the surface of the form, creating movement and texture that engage the senses. A short spout and sharply pieced handle give this piece a distinct and dignified attitude, lending seriousness to an otherwise flamboyant fruit form.

Zhang Hao Yan's teapots are one of a kind.

Usage and care: To wash, simply rinse between uses or hand scrub. We do not recommend use of detergent.