A beautiful chahai decorated with white and red patterns. Hand thrown by Polish artist Artur Rej. Capacity 200 ml.
230,00 zł
Chahai, meaning “the sea of tea”, also called gongdaobei, “the cup of fairness”. It is a traditional vessel used when brewing tea in the Eastern style. The name cup of fairness sounds a bit funny in Polish, but it describes its purpose very well. When brewing tea in tiny teapots or gaiwans, the leaves are steeped for a very short time. If we poured the tea straight from them into the cups, each person would get a different taste. The first would receive the lightest infusion, and the last the strongest one, steeped the longest. This is why the tea is traditionally poured into one vessel first, and only then divided evenly into all the cups.
This gongdaobei is truly beautiful. It has wintery white colors that shift in places into creamy tones of light clay. You can admire the amazing patterns and the gentle streaks that appear on the white surface. The vessel is also decorated with three red dots that resemble a lovely red flower and with black abstract strokes.
It pours with a great, strong stream. The spout was shaped with real skill, letting you pour both slowly and quickly, and the flow never slips out of your control. Thanks to this, the vessel works not only for collecting the infusion but also for cooling water.
This gongdaobei pairs wonderfully with these cups and especially with this shiboridashi. We encourage you to complete the whole set.
Artur Rej crafts artistic teaware in his studio nestled in the Bóbr Valley Landscape Park, where he also runs pottery workshops. His ceramic style is truly distinctive—his pieces are known for their cheerful, rich colors and soft, rounded forms that invite touch as much as admiration.
Explore more of his work on Instagram: @rej.artur.ceramika
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