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Tea Boat
Metal Glaze
Jingdezhen
SKU
6019
Yoshi En has recently grown out of Sunday Natural to become an independent premium tea store. As part of this transition, some products may still be shipped in Sunday Natural packaging.
Combining the ancient charm of copper and the resilience of iron, this Tea Boat from our Metal Glaze collection can be used as a tea tray or for collecting excess tea and water. Handcrafted in Jingdezhen: the porcelain capital of China, a gradual firing process results in a unique and rustic metallic stripe finish that is smooth to the touch. Comes complete with rubber feet to prevent slipping.
| Product | Cha Chuan tea boat / tray |
| Origin | Jingdezhen, Jiangxi, China |
| Dimensions | Ø20 x H2 cm |
| Weight | 363g |
| Material | Porcelain |
| Finish | Iron and copper glaze |
| Firing temperature | 720°C |
Each item is handmade and unique, therefore colour, weight and dimensions may vary slightly
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Jingdezhen
The birthplace of porcelain, Jingdezhen has been producing the finest Chinese ceramics for over a thousand years and was home to some of China’s most important imperial kilns. Surrounded by breathtaking nature in the northeastern corner of Jiangxi province, the remoteness of the small city has helped preserve age-old traditions that are still in practice to this day. When Europeans first encountered Chinese porcelain back in the 14th century, they concluded that this ethereal yet solid “white gold” could only have been made by magic. The secret? Kaolin: the soft white clay essential to manufacturing porcelain, named after the Gaoling mountain in Jingdezhen where this resource was available in abundance.
Cha Chuan 茶船
Some resemble porcelain plates, others slatted wooden trays or slabs of stone, yet regardless of the many shapes, sizes, materials and names the Chinese Cha Chuan (茶船) “tea boat” may possess, its primary purpose is always to capture excess or discarded tea and water. Larger wooden or stone draining trays frequently used when brewing in a wet Gongfu style are often referred to as Cha Pan (茶盤 “tea tray”) or simply a Gongfu tray, while smaller ceramic basins, with or without a cover, may be described as Hu Cheng (壺承 “teapot stand”) and are perfect for drier brewing methods.
