Traditional Luck Meets Modern Playfulness
This adorable handcrafted Chinese gaiwan tea set blends classic Chinese tea culture with fresh, whimsical design. Featuring a playful cartoon tiger paired with traditional auspicious clouds, it brings both functional brewing performance and joyful personality to your daily tea ritual.
Design & Cultural Meaning
The set has a soft creamy off-white base, with warm brown trim along the rim of the gaiwan lid, bowl, and matching teacups. The gentle color palette of muted gray tiger, soft gray clouds, and warm yellow accents creates a cozy, inviting look that fits perfectly with modern home and office decor.
In Chinese culture, the tiger is a symbol of courage, strength and good fortune. The phrase ru hu tian yi (如虎添翼) means ‘adding wings to a tiger’ — a blessing that amplifies your strength and helps you achieve every goal you set. The accompanying cloud pattern adds an extra layer of auspicious meaning, bringing peace and good luck to your daily life.
Quality & Specifications
- Material: Premium smooth ceramic, food-safe glaze
- Gaiwan Capacity: 5.1oz (150ml), perfect for 1-2 people to brew
- Gaiwan Dimensions: 3.5in (9cm) diameter x 3.0in (7.5cm) height
- Smooth glazed surface that is easy to clean and resistant to stains
- Set includes 1 gaiwan (lid, bowl, saucer) and 2 matching teacups for sharing
Perfect For Every Occasion
Ceramic is ideal for tea brewing: it retains heat evenly without altering the natural flavor of your tea, whether you prefer green tea, oolong, white tea, or ripe pu’er. This compact set is perfect for solo morning meditation tea, small tea gatherings with friends, or a relaxing break at the office.
With its thoughtful design and heartfelt lucky symbolism, it also makes a wonderful unique gift for tea lovers, birthdays, housewarmings, or Lunar New Year celebrations for anyone born in the Year of the Tiger.
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