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• Taste: dried fruits & honey notes • Aroma: fruity • Mouthfeel: thick, creamy & pleasantly astringent
• Taste: quince & honey • Aroma: peach & chrysanthemum • Mouthfeel: viscous & refreshing
• Taste: mineral & fruity • Aroma: chocolate, spices & tobacco • Mouthfeel: velvety & tingly
This 250ml Gong Dao Bei features a mountain silhouette that adds a touch of nature and tranquility to your tea ritual. Crafted from clear glass, this Fairness Cup allows you to observe tea's vibrant hues and clarity, making every brewing session visually engaging and enjoyable.
A deep and wide chawan provides enough room for the chasen to effortlessly move back and forth to produce froth and dissolve the matcha powder. The term Akafuki (赤吹) refers to the red spray or blush of glaze across the bowl. On this bowl, it shifts in tone from deep crimson to dark burgundy, fading into the dark of traditional Tenmoku ware. The color seems to change depending on the light and angle.
This matcha set is designed around a Tenmoku-style chawan – a deep, wide bowl with a rich, dark glaze – a blend of Tenmoku tradition and modern Japanese pottery design. The wide, 350ml bowl gives your chasen room to move, allowing you to mix the matcha evenly, while the deep glaze lets you appreciate the color and sheen of the foam.
• Taste: sweet. sunflower seeds • Aroma: floral & fresh • Mouthfeel: smooth & refreshing
• Taste: long lingering sweetness • Aroma: subtle ginseng • Mouthfeel: thick & creamy
This handmade Tea Demon incense holder brings a pleasant aroma to the tea table with a good amount of personality. The piece is handmade from Jianshui clay. There is a place on top for cone incense, so the piece can be used in multiple ways. This Tea Demon is strange and oddly endearing. A proper incense holder, and maybe also a part-time tea pet when needed.
Qin Quan is one of the classic Yixing shapes, inspired by the bronze weights used during the Qin dynasty. This 180ml Yixing teapot has a fast pour and is made from ZiNi – slightly porous Yixing purple clay that gently softens rough edges in the tea while keeping the aroma clear and focused. The outside of the teapot is finished with HeiNi – another Yixing clay that fires to a deep black tone. This Qin Quan also features the classic Taotie (饕餮) mask motif.
• Taste: brussels sprouts, mussels • Aroma: bay leaf, green tomatoes • Mouthfeel: round & creamy
• Taste: sweet & citric • Aroma: citric & woody • Mouthfeel: mellow & coating
This state-of-the-art GongFu Tea Tray is hand carved from pine wood and is the true embodiment of the Chinese Tea Ceremony. Watch water and tea elegantly trickle down the branches and into the trunk, feeding it water for the tree to grow bigger.
Cha Dao (茶道) refers to both the philosophy of mindful brewing and drinking tea, and the set of essential utensils used in tea preparation. This Tools Set, also known as "Six Gentlemen of Tea Ceremony" (茶道六君子), is adorned with an elegant white crane motif that signifies peace and longevity in Chinese culture.
This beautifully 200ml glazed Cha Hai depicts white cranes — a symbol of peace and longevity in Chinese culture. Throughout imperial times in China, cranes were depicted on the robes of officials to represent their rank. We use this vessel to control the strength of the brew during Gong Fu tea ceremonies.
This graceful 140ml turquoise Gaiwan depicts white cranes — a symbol of longevity and peace in Chinese culture. When using a small tea infuser like a gaiwan, tea is brewed in concentrated quantities. This allows for full extraction of the tea's qualities. The glazed ceramic gaiwan is perfect for any type of tea.
This 50ml emerald Gong Fu Teacup depicts white cranes — a symbol of peace and longevity in traditional Chinese culture. The inside remains white — this allows us to admire the various colors of the tea brew.
This beautiful Gong Fu Tea Set depicts white cranes — a symbol of peace and longevity in Chinese culture. Throughout imperial times, cranes were depicted on the robes of officials to represent their rank. The greatest outcome of Chinese tea cannot be expected without a proper Gong Fu Cha Set.
This beautifully glazed tea strainer makes a perfect addition to the "White Crane" Gong Fu Tea Set and to any Gong Fu Tea Session. Thanks to the fine silk net, the filter helps capture the tiniest tea leaf particles, resulting in a clear tea brew.
• Taste: light, sweet, hints of dates • Aroma: honey & dates • Mouthfeel: smooth
• Taste: sweet with soy milk finish • Aroma: fresh and fruity • Mouthfeel: brisk & smooth
• Taste: fruity, sweet & sour • Aroma: orchid & apples • Mouthfeel: pleasantly tart
• Flavor: chestnut. long sweet finish • Aroma: apricot & honey • Mouthfeel: smooth & refreshing
This 125ml Gong Dao Bei embodies a simple yet profound aesthetic of wabi-sabi (侘び寂び) that embraces the beauty of impermanence and simplicity. The abstract white splash on a dark, almost black background creates a striking and elegant visual contrast. The bright interior adds a beautiful contrast and highlights the rich colors of your tea, making each brewing session a visually engaging experience.
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Everything Path of Cha carries in one place: single-origin loose-leaf teas from China, Japan, Taiwan, and beyond, alongside teaware for Gong Fu Cha (工夫茶) – teapots, gaiwans, teacups, tea trays, and accessories spanning the major traditions of Chinese and Japanese tea culture.
We are a small, Brooklyn-based tea shop. Our focus is on teas and teaware worth paying attention to – sourced from producers and suppliers we trust and selected for their quality and character. No mass-market blends, no decorative teaware that doesn't work. Everything here is built for actual brewing.
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