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Yunomi is the most popular type of Japanese tea cups. They are used when enjoying tea alone or with friends, in an informal setting. The design of this 160ml teacup features Seigaiha (青海波) – "blue ocean waves" – a traditional pattern in Japanese teaware that represents waves, symbolizing the flow of life.
• Taste: sweet, umami • Aroma: fresh-cut grass • Mouthfeel: smooth & refreshing
• Taste: umami, sweet, grassy • Aroma: freshly cut grass • Mouthfeel: brisk & smooth Limited Time Availability! Pre-order only!
Ce Ba (侧把) – side-handle teapot, is a reminder of the long conversation between Chinese and Japanese tea traditions. This 100ml wood-fired teapot is made from coarse-grained, aged Yixing DuanNi clay from Ben Shan – the original deposit, valued for its excellent sand structure, which softens the harsh notes in tea, helping the tea really show itself. The surface shows a warm, subdued sheen which will develop a fine patina over time.
This 130ml Silver-Lined Porcelain Gaiwan features a serene landscape with scholars in cobalt blue. The silver interior ensures even heating and softens water, enhancing the tea's sweet notes. The porcelain exterior protects your fingers from heat, making it both beautiful and practical for any tea session.
This Gong Fu Tea Set includes a gaiwan and two teacups, crafted from porcelain and lined with silver. The set features serene landscape motifs in cobalt blue. Silver softens water, enhancing tea's sweet notes, while the porcelain exterior protects fingers from heat, making it both beautiful and practical.
This 50ml Silver-Lined Porcelain Teacup features serene landscape motifs with scholars, painted in cobalt blue. The silver interior ensures even heating and softens water, enhancing the tea's sweet notes. The porcelain exterior protects fingers from heat, making it both elegant and practical.
• Taste: baked apples, plums, caramel • Aroma: cherry, caramel, warm wood • Mouthfeel: thick & refreshing
• Taste: sweet and fruity • Aroma: smoky pine, campfire • Mouthfeel: thick, rounded & silky
• Taste: berries & smoked plums • Aroma: tropical • Mouthfeel: refreshing & smooth
Tea Club is a perfect way to stay excited by tasting various teas and discovering new favorites. We'll introduce you to what we find worth your attention, including our new arrivals. Become a member of our Tea Club, and your cup will never be half-empty!
Tea Club is a perfect way to stay excited by tasting various teas and discovering new favorites. We'll introduce you to what we find worth your attention, including our new arrivals. Become a member of our Tea Club, and your cup will never be half-empty!
Every other Sunday, after work hours, when the shop is closed, we set aside a couple of hours to brew and share teas with new and old friends, and you're invited!
A tea cloth or tea towel, known as "Cha Bu" (茶布), is a versatile Gong Fu Cha accessory. Put underneath your teapot or near the tea table's edge, its role is to catch and absorb accidental drips or spills, maintaining a clean and orderly tea ritual space during tea sessions.
• Taste: sweet & vegetal with umami • Aroma: artichoke, hickory & nori • Mouthfeel: smooth and creamy Limited Time Availability!
• Taste: dates, plums & raspberry jam • Aroma: raspberry jam • Mouthfeel: thick & mouthwatering
Tokoname teapots date back over 800 years ago to the Kamakura Period. The clay inside reacts with tannins in the tea to decrease bitterness. Carefully crafted in Aichi prefecture, this 330ml teapot is well thought through and has a mesh lining filter inside.
• Taste: sweet, vegetal & floral • Aroma: gardenia flowers • Mouthfeel: refreshing & creamy
• Taste: peaches, green apples, honey • Aroma: orchids & honey • Mouthfeel: mineral & cooling
Xi Shi teapot from the finest ZhuNi Yixing clay is a piece of timeless elegance. Reminiscent of the legendary beauty of ancient China, this classical shape resembles Xi Shi's round face, the spout looks like a beautiful mouth, and the handle resembles her elegant hair bun. The size of 80ml makes it ideal for enjoying tea solo or with someone special, perfectly fitting into a pair of small Gong Fu Cha teacups. This Xi Shi teapot is designed to enhance the tea experience while adding a touch of elegance to your collection.
This 140ml teapot is made of purple clay from the delta of the Yangtze River, aka Yixing clay or Zi Sha. Zi Ni clay is unique for its porosity and high iron content, which can affect tea taste by reducing astringency and bitterness. The shape is the classical Xi Shi (西施). Xi Shi was a famous beauty of ancient China. The shape resembles her full, round face, the spout looks like a mouth, gentle and graceful, and the handle resembles her elegant hair bun.
• Taste: prunes, quince • Aroma: smoked prunes & apricotes • Mouthfeel: thick & refreshing
• Taste: prunes, figs • Aroma: figs, plum pit, berries • Mouthfeel: thick & bright
• Taste: fresh and fruity, long finish • Aroma: dried apricots • Mouthfeel: mouthwatering
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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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