Wood-Fired Clay Chinese Tea Set – Overhead Handle Teapot & 6 Cups
Other Name: Gongfu Tea Set, Gong Fu Cha, Kung Fu Tea Set, Chinese Tea Ceremony Set,功夫茶具, 功夫茶具組, 茶具套装, 茶具套裝, 中式茶具, 泡茶用具,柴烧陶器茶具，柴烧功夫茶具
This is a wood-fired clay tea set for people who like their teaware raw and real. The pot is made of crude, unglazed clay, fired the old way over a wood flame — so every piece comes out with its own earthy colour and texture. Nothing slick about it. That's the point.
This one has an overhead handle arching over the top of the pot — an easy, balanced grip, with a quietly exotic look to it. It's a 300ml teapot with six cups, built for unhurried, everyday gong fu brewing.
And because it's solid fired clay, you can set it straight on a charcoal stove to boil — wonderful for slow afternoons with dark, aged tea.
What tea to drink with this set
Unglazed clay holds heat and softens a brew over time — the opposite of a quick-cooling gaiwan. That makes it best for darker, fuller, more robust teas, not delicate green or white:
Black tea — full, warm and malty, right at home in clay
Roasted oolong — the held heat brings out the toasty notes
Aged white tea — especially good simmered on a stove (see below)
One thing to know: unglazed clay slowly takes on the flavour of what you brew, so it's best to keep one pot for one type of tea. Give this one to your dark teas and let it season over the years.
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.
