In Tongxin She Teahouse, every utensil carries our profound understanding and love for tea culture. Today, with great pleasure, we would like to recommend to you a charming tea set—the Shadowy Blue Douli Tea Cup.
This Shadowy Blue Douli Tea Cup measures 110mm×110mm×57mm, with an appropriate capacity of 200cc and a weight of only 86g. It exudes an air of delicacy when held in the hand. Its shape is derived from the classic Shadowy Blue Douli Tea Cup of Hutian Kiln in the Northern Song Dynasty. Rising upwards like a dou (a Chinese measuring tool), it is thus named the Douli Tea Cup. The center of the cup is like a round jade bead, adding a unique charm.
The Shadowy Blue Glaze of Hutian Kiln applied to the cup is truly remarkable. Its color is comparable to that of fine jade, as blue-green as a clear lake, pure and profound. When you hold this cup, the traces of your fingerprints can be clearly seen on the delicate glaze, as if you can touch the texture of time. This glaze color not only provides a stunning visual enjoyment but also contains the virtue of jade. When you look at it, it is as lustrous and smooth as green jade, giving a sense of tranquility and elegance, as if condensing the beautiful scenery of the lake and mountains in spring into one cup.
In terms of craftsmanship, the Shadowy Blue Douli Tea Cup is exquisitely made. Its texture is fine and dense, all formed by craftsmen through the technique of hand-throwing. The traces of fingerprints left during the process are unique marks of the craftsmen's dedication. The porcelain body is extremely thin and delicate, transparent enough to see through. When you tap it gently, a crisp and pleasant sound rings out, as if it is the echo of history. When you stroke it gently, a beautiful melody seems to be transmitted through the air, lingering and melodious, with the lingering sound lingering in your ears, just like a concert spanning thousands of years. In terms of shape, it is upright, generous, regular, and beautiful. The surface is bright and smooth, and the lines are simple, natural, and powerful. The circular foot stands firmly without tilting, and its quaint and elegant temperament comes rushing towards you, fully demonstrating the simplicity and grandeur of the aesthetic of the Song Dynasty.
It is the time of April in the world, the season of spring tea picking. The Shadowy Blue Douli Tea Cup with its pure and delicate body meets the fresh spring tea, creating a feast of spring on the taste buds. The extremely thin and delicate porcelain body is simple and elegant. The open mouth of the cup is like a mirror, reflecting the beautiful scenery of mountains and waters in spring, as if incorporating the whole spring into the cup. Its slightly sunken mouth and round edge are very user-friendly, allowing you to hold the rim of the cup lightly without getting burned. In this way, you can leisurely savor the first freshness of the spring tea and fully experience the elegance and charm from the Song Dynasty.
85°C is the temperature of boiling water, but it is also the fragrant temperature of spring, the fresh and brisk temperature of green tea, and the best temperature for brewing green tea. And this tea cup from the Song Dynasty seems to be born for savoring this cup of good tea. It is undoubtedly the best tea set for brewing green tea at a water temperature of 85°C. In this spring, in Tongxin She Teahouse, brew a cup of green tea and use this Shadowy Blue Douli Tea Cup to savor the tea fragrance and culture that have traveled through thousands of years, allowing your body and mind to immerse in the picturesque elegance of the Song Dynasty.
If you are also captivated by the charm of this Shadowy Blue Douli Tea Cup and want to bring this elegance of the Song Dynasty home, you are welcome to purchase it on the official website of Tongxin She Teahouse: www.txs-tea.com. Let this Shadowy Blue Douli Tea Cup, which carries thousands of years of tea culture, continue to shine with its unique brilliance on your tea table, adding a special touch of poetry to every moment of your tea tasting.