Ru Kiln Gongfu Chinese Tea Set – Light Sky Blue

Ru Kiln Gongfu Chinese Tea Set – Light Sky Blue

This is a complete ceramic gongfu tea set made from Ru Kiln ware — the kiln the Song dynasty placed first among its five famous kilns. Ru ware is the rare one: prized for over a thousand years, with only a handful of original pieces left in the world.

You can see why in the glaze. It has that soft, milky, jade-like surface Ru ware is loved for, finished with a fine cicada-wing crackle running through it.

The colour is the famous Ru sky blue — the shade the Song described as the sky clearing after rain — and it shifts.

*Under different light, weather, even the angle you hold it, the tone moves. That's the nature of Ru glaze, not a fault, and it's part of the quiet pleasure of owning one.

What makes this set special is that it brews two ways.

There's a 150ml gaiwan and a 220ml side-handle teapot, so you can pick whichever suits the tea and the moment. That makes it a versatile, practical gong fu set for everyday tea, and a lovely tea set gift for someone who appreciates fine things.

What tea to drink with this set

The glaze is neutral and won't hold flavour, so you can brew almost anything and switch freely. With both a gaiwan and a teapot in the set, it covers a wide range:

• Green tea and yellow tea — use the gaiwan, pour quickly so the leaves stay sweet
• White tea — gentle with silver needle and other soft styles
• Oolong tea — lovely in either vessel; the teapot holds heat for roasted styles
• Black tea — the side-handle teapot is right at home here
• Jasmine tea — the gaiwan lifts the scent

Everyday pu-erh works too. For darker, aged teas, clay teaware suits them better.

What's in the box

• 1 × gaiwan (150ml) · 1 × side-handle teapot (220ml) · 1 × side-handle fairness cup (cha hai, 200ml) · 1 × tea strainer with holder · 6 × tea cups (40ml) · 1 × hard storage case
• Two brewing vessels in one set — a gaiwan and a side-handle teapot — so you can brew whichever way suits the tea
• Premium Ru Kiln ceramic, high-fired and food-safe for hot tea
• Soft, milky glaze with a fine cicada-wing crackle — smooth and jade-like to the touch
• Comes in a hard storage case — well protected, and ready to give as a tea set gift

A note on the colour: Ru glaze genuinely changes tone with the light, the weather, even the angle of a photo. All our images are of the real product. We include two photos in noticeably different tones so you can see this for yourself — it's the natural character of Ru ware, not a difference in the item you'll receive.

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.