This bowl with lid is a mini teapot. With a capacity of 10 cl, it allows to prepare tea according to the rituals of gong fu cha in China or sencha dô in Japan, that is to say to prepare a concentrated tea with short passages of water on the same tea leaves until exhaustion of tea.
It is called gaiwan in gong fu cha, or shiboridashi in sencha do.
You can use it to prepare pu er teas, but also white teas, wulong teas or green teas.
Manon Clouzeau has elaborated this ceramic by being inspired by the theme of gaiwan and especially by this way of preparing and tasting tea with gong fu cha.
Each handmade ceramic is unique. The nuances may vary from one piece to another.
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Manon Clouzeau
Manon Clouzeau is a French ceramist who has her studio based in the Charente. She works on the theme of the bowl and has had a connection with tea since she started.
Her workshop - Manon Clouzeau ferruginous clay & minerals / 1260°C - is located in Aubeterre-sur-Dronne (16) in the Charente region of France.She first worked on the theme of the bowl, and in particular the gaiwan, a bowl with a lid that serves...
