Direct from the studios of Yixing & Jingdezhen

Handmade Chinese teaware, chosen with care

Clay teapots, porcelain gaiwans and cups shaped by hand in small studios, packed by hand and shipped worldwide with tracking.

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Yixing Teapot

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Gaiwan

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Collection

Meet our artist studios

Each studio works in its own clay, glaze and firing tradition. Browse their pieces side by side.

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Yixing Clay Studio

Hand-built zisha teapots shaped from aged Yixing clay, each one pinched, paddled and fired in small batches.

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Jingdezhen Porcelain Studio

Thin, translucent porcelain painted by hand in the town that has made porcelain for a thousand years.

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Jian Zhan Kiln Studio

Iron-rich glazes fired in wood and electric kilns, giving every cup its own oil-spot or hare's-fur pattern.

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Ru Kiln Studio

Soft sky-blue Ru glaze with a fine crackle that deepens in colour the more you brew.

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Gong Dao Bei · Fair Cup

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Tea Pet

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Our story

From the kiln to your tea table

Tea & Clay works directly with independent potters and tea farmers in Yixing, Jingdezhen, Jianyang and Yunnan. Every teapot, gaiwan and cup we sell is shaped, fired and finished in a small studio, never on a production line.

We photograph each piece ourselves, wrap it by hand and send it with tracking. Have a question about a clay, a glaze or a tea? Write to us and a real person will answer.

60+: Countries we ship to
100%: Handmade pieces
1–3 days: To pack and dispatch

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