An elegant tea set graces your tea table, paired with freehand mandarin fish artwork to accompany your fine tea. Selected exclusively by Tongxin She, this handcrafted set of gongfu tasting cups features blue-and-white mandarin fish motifs with silver-trimmed rims. Sold as a trio of compact, refined cups, it is tailor-made for sipping single servings of Wuyi rock tea with deliberate care.
The cups are crafted from premium Jingdezhen kaolin clay, featuring fine, dense and uniformly thin porcelain bodies. Coated with natural original mineral glaze, the surface is glossy, silky and resistant to tea stain buildup. The exterior mandarin fish patterns are hand-painted with genuine cobalt blue mineral pigment, delivering rich, stable color and elegant layered contrast between blue and white porcelain.
Every cup undergoes full manual shaping, trimming and detailed freehand painting by seasoned artisans, with no printed decals used. Fired at high temperature in a wood-burning kiln, the porcelain body boasts tight molecular structure that resists absorbing residual tea flavors and cross-contamination, perfectly suited for frequent gongfu tea brewing.
This complete set contains three identical cups with unified dimensions:
Rim diameter: 4.7 cm, height: 3 cm, individual capacity: precisely 20 ml.
With a tapered, slightly waisted miniature silhouette, the cup fits the sipping ritual of gongfu tea perfectly. It sits comfortably in one palm, preventing scalding and steadying the liquor effortlessly.
The rim is exquisitely edged with hand-wrought silver trim featuring smooth, even lines. It softens the sharp rim edges for a silky drinking sensation, reinforces the cup lip to avoid chipping from knocks, and artfully blends the refined grace of porcelain with the noble luster of silver for timeless taste.
The freely rendered mandarin fish is painted in traditional Chinese ink wash brushstrokes. Gradated cobalt blue shading vividly shapes the fish with lifelike vitality, paired with tasteful negative space for minimalist sophistication. In traditional Chinese culture, mandarin fish symbolizes prosperity and surplus year after year, embedding auspicious blessings within this tiny tea vessel. Its traditional Chinese painting aesthetic seamlessly complements new Chinese, log cabin, retro zen and all other tea table styles, ideal for solitary tea meditation or sharing tea with a couple of companions.
The 20 ml miniature capacity is custom-engineered for intensely aromatic gongfu teas such as Wuyi rock tea and phoenix dancong oolong, locking in concentrated fragrance to capture every nuanced flavor layer in each sip. Sold as a complete trio set, it presents neat elegance for personal daily use and makes an exquisite thoughtful gift for fellow tea enthusiasts. This collectible side cup set unites practical functionality, timeless beauty and meaningful blessings for every tea table.