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Tea Cups, Gongfu Tea & Jianzhan
Explore Chinese tea cups and gongfu tea ware at AkashicStone: ceramic tasting cups, jianzhan bowls with kiln-fired glazes, gaiwan sets, and hand painted dragon and lotus designs. These are decorative pieces inspired by tradition, not religious artifacts. For decorative purposes only.
Jianzhan Bowls, Gaiwan Sets and Tasting Cups
Small ceramic tasting cups make up most of the range, alongside jianzhan tea bowls with their kiln glaze, gaiwan sets, and a few cups sold as gift sets. Sizes run from small gongfu cups to larger bowls, and most styles list a size option.
Materials named on the products include ceramic, porcelain, and a small amount of bamboo, with gilt detailing on some designs. Materials, sizing, and finishing vary by product; refer to each product page for exact specifications.
Dragon, Lotus and Koi in Chinese Tea Ware Decoration
The decoration on this ware comes from Chinese decorative arts: the dragon and phoenix pair, the lotus, the koi, the crane, and the fu character, with thangka-style Buddha designs on a few cups. Jianzhan glaze is a kiln-fired finish from Fujian tea ware tradition, and no two pieces come out of the kiln exactly alike.
These are objects for the table, not religious artifacts, offered for decorative purposes only, and no medical claims are implied.
How to Choose a Tea Cup for Gongfu Tea
Choose a small ceramic tasting cup for gongfu tea, where you pour repeatedly in small volumes, and a larger bowl when you brew for one. Choose a gaiwan set when you want the vessel and the cup together.
- Check the capacity, since gongfu cups are small by design
- Compare the glaze, with celadon and crackle finishes reading soft and jianzhan glaze reading bold
- Decide between a single cup and a set, since gift sets pair a cup with a teapot or a second cup
- Look at the motif, since dragon and phoenix designs read formal while lotus and koi read softer
Tea Cup FAQ
What is jianzhan tea ware?
Jianzhan is a kiln-fired ceramic style from Fujian, known for a dark glaze that breaks into varied patterns during firing.
Are these cups safe for hot tea?
Yes. The cups are made for hot tea, so warm them with a little hot water before pouring to keep the temperature steady.
How do I care for ceramic tea cups?
Rinse with hot water after use and let the cups air dry, and keep soap away from unglazed or crackle finishes.
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The Blue and White Chinese Dragon Ceramic Teacup is a small handleless tasting cup for kung fu tea, thrown in ceramic and finished with a pale glossy glaze. Its outer wall is hand-painted in the classic blue-and-white manner: a cobalt blue Chinese dragon winds...Normalpreis $25.59NormalpreisStückpreis / pro
$25.59Angebotspreis $25.59 -
This Hand-Painted Dunhuang Ceramic Gaiwan Tea Set is a three-piece lidded brewing set - flared cup, domed lid and matching saucer - made of ceramic with a hand-applied glaze. The cup shown is decorated in the classic blue-and-white style with a dense dragon pattern...Normalpreis Ab $47.59NormalpreisStückpreis / pro
$63.45Angebotspreis Ab $47.59 -
This cup centers on ceramic kung fu tea cup gift set – silver cup with koi fish and lotus enamel, held in hands, luxury craft and ceramic kung fu tea cup gift set – silver-glazed cup with fish-and-lotus enamel, on wood with scroll, heritage...Normalpreis Ab $48.59NormalpreisStückpreis / pro
$64.79Angebotspreis Ab $48.59 -
This Chinese Zodiac Ceramic Tea Cup is a handleless kung fu tea bowl in a deep blue glaze that streaks dark toward the rim and lightens in rivulets down the body, with the zodiac animal of your choice drawn in fine gold line beside...Normalpreis $23.59NormalpreisStückpreis / pro
$31.88Angebotspreis $23.59 -
This small ceramic teacup carries a hand-painted, Thangka-style Buddha figure in gold at the centre of its white glaze, framed by radiating lines and stylized blue-and-gold swirling clouds that spread across the cup surface. With a capacity of about 40 ml, the White Thangka...Normalpreis $24.59NormalpreisStückpreis / pro
$32.79Angebotspreis $24.59 -
The Black Thangka Buddha Ceramic Teacup is a small handleless tasting cup for kung fu tea, fired from ceramic with a deep black glaze and hand-painted Thangka-style decoration. A gold seated Buddha figure framed by a radiating halo sits at the center of the...Normalpreis $24.59NormalpreisStückpreis / pro
$33.23Angebotspreis $24.59 -
This Hand-Painted Dunhuang Meditating Buddha Shino Ceramic Teacup is a small kung fu tea cup with a deliberately rustic, organic form. Its lower body keeps a raw earthy brown texture while a glossy Shino style glaze runs over the rim in rust orange, cream...Normalpreis Ab $122.59NormalpreisStückpreis / pro
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This Hand-Painted Dunhuang Buddha Shino Ceramic Teacup is a small gongfu tea cup dipped in a thick, creamy-white Shino glaze that breaks into iron-brown patches and freckles, with a gilded rim and tiny gold accents scattered across the surface. Its sides carry iron-toned panels...Normalpreis Ab $137.59NormalpreisStückpreis / pro
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This Celadon Kung Fu Tea Cup is a small handleless tasting cup in high-fired ceramic, glazed in a soft jade-green celadon with a fine crackle and finished with a gilded rim. The painted motif — koi, lotus, plum blossom, or butterfly — sweeps across...Normalpreis $39.59NormalpreisStückpreis / pro
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This Koi Fish Lotus Ceramic Teacup is a white porcelain kung fu tea cup holding about 130 milliliters, decorated in hand-painted cobalt blue with scenes from a lotus pond — broad lotus leaves, opening blossoms, seed pods and drifting reeds — and finished with...Normalpreis $25.59NormalpreisStückpreis / pro
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The Chinese Koi Fish Lotus Leaf Pattern Ceramic Kung Fu Teacup is a small handleless tasting cup in a soft cream glaze, its gently flared rim shaped like an opening blossom and painted with drifting blue-green lotus leaves. Slender red koi swim along the...Normalpreis $27.59NormalpreisStückpreis / pro
$37.28Angebotspreis $27.59 -
This Hand-Painted Ceramic Kung Fu Tea Cup is a small, wide-rimmed tasting cup in glossy white glaze with a warm gold-toned edge, each version carrying a different hand-painted scene across its inner wall — koi, lotus, lotus pod, mandala flower, birds and blossoms, persimmons,...Normalpreis $25.59NormalpreisStückpreis / pro
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This Hand-Painted Koi Fish Ceramic Gaiwan Teacup with Lid is a 130 ml lidded brewing cup in ceramic, decorated with a hand-painted koi in red scales and blue fins sweeping across a warm cream glaze. The gaiwan format suits kung fu tea sessions at...Normalpreis Ab $45.59NormalpreisStückpreis / pro
$64.21Angebotspreis Ab $45.59- Red Koi Fish Gaiwan Teacup 13.5cm*9.7cm*130ml
- Blue Koi Fish Gaiwan Teacup 13.5cm*9.7cm*130ml
- Red Koi Fish Cup 9.5cm*8.8cm*130ml
- Blue Koi Fish Cup 9.5cm*8.8cm*130ml
- Red Koi Fish Gaiwan Teacup 13.5cm*9.7cm*130ml(Gift Box)Blue Koi Fish Gaiwan Teacup 13.5cm*9.7cm*130ml(Gift Box)
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This 999 Sterling Silver Gilding Ceramic Kung Fu Teacup is a small tasting cup with a soft celadon-green glaze outside, a bright silvered interior, and a hand-painted scene that wraps across the cup wall. Choose from butterfly, goldfish, lotus, or koi fish versions. At...Normalpreis $34.59NormalpreisStückpreis / pro
$47.38Angebotspreis $34.59 -
This Hand-Painted Koi Fish Arowana Peony Sunflower Ceramic Kung Fu Teacup is a small tasting cup with a soft ivory glaze and a lively hand-painted scene wrapping the cup wall. The main version shows a red-scaled fish with cobalt fins, tail and whiskers gliding...Normalpreis $25.59NormalpreisStückpreis / pro
$34.12Angebotspreis $25.59 -
This Hand-Painted Ceramic Kung Fu Teacup is a slender conical tasting cup in a pale crackled glaze — fine ice-like lines running across an ivory-green ground — with restrained ink-brush scenes painted over the surface and an unglazed rust-toned foot ring and rim. Each...Normalpreis $25.59NormalpreisStückpreis / pro
$36.04Angebotspreis $25.59 -
A small handleless kung fu tea bowl in handmade ceramic, this Koi Fish Jianzhan Teacup pairs a speckled kiln change glaze with a raised white koi finished in red-orange, set into the interior floor where it seems to swim through the tea. The cup...Normalpreis $26.59NormalpreisStückpreis / pro
$37.45Angebotspreis $26.59- Blue 7.3cm*4cm*60ml
- Gray 7.3cm*4cm*60ml
- Golden 7.3cm*4cm*60ml
- Red 7.3cm*4cm*60ml
- Brown Gray 7.3cm*4cm*60mlDark Purple 7.3cm*4cm*60mlDark Blue 6.6cm*4.2cm*60mlGray Blue 6.6cm*4.2cm*60mlGolden Brown 6.6cm*4.2cm*60mlPurple Beige 6.6cm*4.2cm*60mlBrown Gray Beige 6.6cm*4.2cm*60ml
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A wide-mouthed tasting bowl in the Jianzhan tradition, this tenmoku ceramic tea cup is glazed nearly black and scattered with tiny golden specks, with your chosen motif—dragon, phoenix, lotus, koi, or Avalokitesvara—laid out in fine gold leaf across the base of the bowl. As...Normalpreis $28.59NormalpreisStückpreis / pro
$38.64Angebotspreis $28.59 -
This jian zhan tea cup centers on koi fish blue kiln jianzhan ceramic teacup kung fu tea 75ml –, glazed koi cup and koi fish blue kiln jianzhan ceramic teacup kung fu tea 75ml – interior glaze, tea drinking, giving it a distinctive look...Normalpreis $25.59NormalpreisStückpreis / pro
$35.05Angebotspreis $25.59 -
This Koi Fish White Porcelain Teacup is a rounded, handleless tea bowl in smooth white porcelain, decorated with a hand-painted koi whose coral-red head and gilded scale-textured body trail into long flowing fins washed in pink, blue, and pale green. A vertical column of...Normalpreis $27.59NormalpreisStückpreis / pro
$37.28Angebotspreis $27.59- Koi Fish
- Red Koi Fish
- Blue Koi Fish
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This Hand-Painted Ceramic Tea Cup is a wide, low kung fu tea bowl, 9.2 cm across and about 5.2 cm tall, holding 120 milliliters. The lotus version shown has a scalloped, petal-shaped rim and a blue-and-amber glaze that radiates outward like petals from a...Normalpreis $22.59NormalpreisStückpreis / pro
$31.38Angebotspreis $22.59- Gold
- Silver
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A round, handleless tasting cup in handmade ceramic, this Jianzhan Crystalline Teacup shows a deep blue-black interior where silver and amber crystal feathers radiate outward from the center like a frozen splash, edged by a pale unglazed rim. At the middle of the bowl...Normalpreis Ab $22.59NormalpreisStückpreis / pro
$30.95Angebotspreis Ab $22.59 -
This Jianzhan ceramic tea cup stages a small scene inside its bowl: two gold-outlined koi circling an open lotus blossom with a dotted seed pod at its heart, all set on a shimmering crystalline glaze that shifts between blue, gold, and violet as the...Normalpreis Ab $32.59NormalpreisStückpreis / pro
$44.04Angebotspreis Ab $32.59 -
The Hand Painted Koi Fish Ceramic Teacup is a small, round 50 ml cup glazed in deep teal, with a warm brown edge tracing the rim. Its surprise is inside: a pair of orange-and-white koi hand-painted at the bottom of the bowl, swimming through...Normalpreis $17.59NormalpreisStückpreis / pro
$23.45Angebotspreis $17.59- Dark Blue 6.4cm*2.8cm*50ml
- Plum Green 6.4cm*2.8cm*50ml
- Sky Blue 6.4cm*2.8cm*50ml