Butter-yellow Dehua porcelain gaiwan tea set with four cups, glass fair cup and gift box
Yellow Gaiwan Tea Set with 4 Cups & Fair Cup | Dehua Set
Butter-yellow gaiwan with jade-green glazed interior, 125ml Dehua porcelain
Pouring tea from a glass fair cup into gongfu tea cups
Butter-yellow Dehua porcelain gaiwan tea set with four cups, glass fair cup and gift box
Yellow Gaiwan Tea Set with 4 Cups & Fair Cup | Dehua Set
Butter-yellow gaiwan with jade-green glazed interior, 125ml Dehua porcelain
Pouring tea from a glass fair cup into gongfu tea cups
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Chinese Gongfu Gaiwan Tea Set – Butter Yellow

$88.00 AUD
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Chinese Gongfu Gaiwan Tea Set – Butter Yellow

 

Some colours just feel calm. This butter-yellow gaiwan set is one of them — a soft, warm cream that sits quietly on the table and makes the morning feel unhurried. It's the kind of set you reach for every day, not just on special occasions.

It's made in Dehua, Fujian — the town known for over a thousand years as the home of fine Chinese porcelain. The glaze is gentle butter yellow outside, soft jade green within.

A gaiwan is the simplest way to brew Chinese tea well. You steep, you pour, you sip — then do it again. Nothing to learn, nothing to fuss over.

That's what makes it such a good beginner tea set: an easy gaiwan, four cups, and a glass fair cup to share from. If you've wanted to try gongfu brewing but didn't know where to start, this is it.

What tea to drink with this set

The glazed inside is neutral and won't hold flavour, so you can brew almost anything and switch freely. It's happiest with lighter, fragrant teas:

Black tea and everyday pu-erh work too. For darker, aged teas, clay teaware suits them better.

Which Chinese teaware suits which tea

A quick guide to matching a ceramic gaiwan, ceramic teapot or zisha clay teapot to the tea you drink.

Tea type Ceramic gaiwan Ceramic teapot Zisha clay teapot
Green tea Best Too hot Avoid
White tea (fresh) Best Too hot Avoid
Yellow tea Best Too hot Avoid
Oolong tea (light) Great Works Good
Oolong tea (roasted) Works Works Best
Black tea Good Good Good
Raw pu-erh (young) Best Too hot Duanni clay
Ripe / aged pu-erh OK Works Best
Hei cha (dark tea) OK Works Best

Best / good  Works  Avoid

Ceramic gaiwan — neutral and quick to cool, so it brews delicate teas without stewing them. Best for green tea, white tea, yellow tea and young raw pu-erh.

Ceramic teapot — holds heat a little longer. A versatile all-rounder, best for black tea and relaxed everyday brewing.

Zisha clay teapot — retains heat and seasons over time, deepening the brew. Best for roasted oolong, black tea, ripe pu-erh and hei cha. Use one tea per pot, as the clay holds onto flavour.

Duanni clay is a porous type of zisha clay that breathes more than most. It softens astringency, which makes it the one clay that suits young raw pu-erh as well as lighter teas.

What's in the box

  • In the box: 1 gaiwan (125ml), 1 gaiwan saucer tray, 4 cups, 1 glass fair cup (240ml), gift box
  • This is a gaiwan set with cups — everything you need to brew and share in one box
  • Dehua porcelain, high-fired and glazed throughout, so it rinses clean between teas
  • Two-tone coloured gaiwan: butter yellow outside, jade-green glazed inside
  • The flared rim keeps your fingers cool and the pour tidy
  • The glass fairness cup lets you pour every cup to the same strength
  • The gaiwan saucer tray sits underneath and catches drips

Looking for a gaiwan set with a tea tray?

Add a tea tray to catch the water and keep your table dry — the two go together nicely.
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