Little has been documented about this small yet indispensable piece of teaware. In our first attempt to study the history of gaiwan basing on historical clues, we have found that its existence is inseparable from the evolution of tea itself…
This is an effective sales technique but a very bad tasting approach. No tea can show its real character infused for less than 20 seconds, unless it is broken or worse, like a teabag. The reason for a quick wash is only to hide…