Umi Tea Sets Blog

Author: Bian Zheng/Photos: Editorial Department Teaware has played an extremely important role in the development of Taiwanese tea; culture. During the early 1970's there was little choice available in teaware....

Author/Photos: He Jian Sheng Starting from "Why don't they brew tea for their guests?" In early spring 2005, before the end of the Bi Luo Chun production period, I was...

Zhang Ge Min is no ordinary celadon porcelain artist. Instead of immersing himself in the perfection of antique inspired and kilning techniques, this new generation Taiwanese ceramic artist has his...

by Aaron Fisher The old monk's grin bloomed in the dim room, lighting up the corner like a paper lantern, soft and dean light that cast otherworldly shadows. He was...

Purple Clay Teaware Purple clay teaware first appeared in the Song Dynasty, thrived A in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and have remained popular among tea enthusiasts up until the...

According to most versions of the story, the Shogun Ashikaga Yohimasa (1436-1490) had been give a Song Dynasty Celadon bowl for tea and it had become his most prized possession....

There is no other ceramic art quite like Yixing teaware. Its birth coincided with a historic change in Chinese tea culture, when whole leaves replaced brewing teas in powdered form....

Many people collect Yixing all around the world, and several even have vast, museum-caliber collections, but none are like Lucas Goh of Malaysia. Lucas' passion for Yixing teaware glimmers in...

In the first issue we traveled to Yixing and interviewed clay master Jun Xin Chen about the way that the ores are mined from the earth and eventually processed into...

The Zhong Made up of a simple saucen bowl and lid, whose underside is used for inhaling aromas, the zhong is a Chinese container in which tea leaves can be...

Tea is an essential element of daily life in China, and, in a territory that includes almost 2.5 million acres (1 million ha) of cultivated land, it is not surprising...