Artisan Wooden Tea Cup Duo

The Artisan Tea Cup Duo is a pair of 150 ml ceramic tea cups with wooden handles — made for two people, or for one person who wants a second cup on the tray.

Specifications

• Capacity: 150 ml each
• Quantity: 2 cups
• Cup body: ceramic (glazed)
• Handle: wood

Design and materials

The cups are glazed ceramic, so they hold no flavour between teas and show the colour of the liquor properly — which is half of how you judge a steep. The wooden handles keep your fingers off hot ceramic and give the set its warmth against the glaze.

What it suits

At 150 ml these are drinking cups rather than mugs, which is the point. Short steeps poured into small cups are the basis of gongfu brewing: the tea is drunk while it is right, and you get to taste how the flavour shifts across steeps. Two 150 ml cups pair naturally with a 350 ml Crane Song pot — one pot fills both, twice.

Care

Rinse with hot water; glazed ceramic does not hold tea stains the way unglazed clay does. Wash the wooden handles by hand and dry them rather than leaving them soaking.

Part of the O2H teaware collection — designed in Melbourne. New to brewing this way? Read our gongfu tea guide.

Frequently asked questions

How big are the cups?
150 ml each, and there are two in the set — small drinking cups rather than mugs, sized for gongfu-style short steeps.

What are they made of?
A glazed ceramic body with a wooden handle. The ceramic keeps flavour from carrying between teas and shows the colour of the liquor; the wood keeps your fingers off the hot cup.

What teapot goes with them?
Our 350 ml Crane Song Steep & Sip pot fills both 150 ml cups twice over, which makes it a natural pairing.