Teaware

Teapots and tea cups can have a big impact on the aesthetics of tea drinking. Drinking your favourite tea out of a beautiful teacup will greatly enhance your enjoyment.

Tea Cups

The variety of available teacups is even greater than that of tea pots.
Whether you chose a beautiful Japanese "tea mug" (yunomi) or a Chinese thimble-sized sipping cup, an Indian chai cup or a traditional Western-style cup with saucer - your tea cup is your most direct connection to the tea you're drinking.
Does the cup feel right in your hand and on your lips? Do you appreciate its aesthetics? Does it suit the tea you're drinking?
There are many reasons to chose a specific teacup. It's a very personal choice and nobody can make that choice better than you!

Please note that some cups are available only in very limited quantities. Due to the nature of handmade pottery, some cups might differ slighty in details from the cups pictured on this page.

All prices in NZ$. To order, please visit our order page.

Western-style tea cups and tea bowls (Click image for details)
White Porcelain Tea Cup with Saucer ("Schönwald Porcelain") Elegant white teacup with saucer. Capacity: 150ml $24.50 (order here)	Handmade Indian 'Chai Cup' H: 70mm W: 70mm Capacity: 180ml $9.00 (order here)
Modern tea bowl Different colours available (click image to view). H: 60mm W: 130mm Capacity: 200ml $9.00 (order here)	Set of 4 modern tea bowls Each cup in a different complementary colour. H: 60mm W: 130mm Capacity: 200ml $32.00 (order here)
Stylish black tea cup with lid We had a local potter make these just for Ya-Ya! Your chance to get the original. H: 100mm W: 55mm $28.00 (order here)
Chinese tea cups (Yixing, porcelain sipping & aroma cups) (Click image for details)
Handpainted Porcelain Aroma Cup (wen-xiang bei) 'Grapes' H:50mm W:30mm Capacity: ~20ml $6.50 (order here)	Handpainted Porcelain Aroma Cup (wen-xiang bei) 'Landscape' H:50mm W:30mm Capacity: ~20ml $6.50 (order here)
Handpainted Chinese Sipping Cup 'Flowers' H:30mm W:50mm Capacity: ~25ml $7.50 per cup or $28.50 for set of 4 cups (order here)	Chinese Yixing Zisha Sipping Cup brown H:30mm W:50mm Capacity: ~20ml $4.00 per cup or $15.00 for set of 4 cups (order here)
Chinese Yixing Zisha Sipping Cup red H:30mm W:50mm Capacity: ~20ml $4.00 per cup or $15.00 for set of 4 cups (order here)
Japanese tea cups (yunomi and chawan) (Click image for details)
Beautifully crafted matcha chawan (tea bowl for powdered tea) H: 70mm W: 110mm Capacity: 350ml $65.00 (order here)	Handmade yunomi (green tea cup) turquoise / tan glaze H: 80mm W: 70mm Capacity: 200ml $23.00 per cup or $60.00 for set of 3 cups (order here)
Japanese porcelain yunomi ("tea mug") 'Blue Leaf' (different image on back) H: 80mm W: 55mm Capacity: 100ml $20.00 per cup or $56.00 for set of 3 cups (order here)	Handmade yunomi, grey / brown glaze 'Wabi Sabi' H: 80mm W: 55mm Capacity: 100ml $18.00 per cup or $49.00 for set of 3 cups (order here)
Japanese clay yunomi with textured blue glaze On the outside, unglazed areas of red clay contrast nicely with the unique blue glaze, while the inside is completely glazed. H: 75mm W: 65mm Capacity: 150ml $20.00 per cup or $56.00 for set of 3 cups (order here)	Handmade yunomi 'Gohonte' 'Gohonte' is a famous but rare Japanese style of soft pink tones that develop through the oxidation of ferric compounds in the clay during firing. H: 90mm W: 70mm Capacity: 200ml $23.00 per cup or $63.00 for set of 3 cups (order here)
Black tea bowl with textured black glaze H: 55mm W: 140mm Capacity: 250ml $20.00 per cup (order here)	Tan-coloured tea bowl with textured outside glaze H: 55mm W: 140mm Capacity: 250ml $20.00 per cup (order here)
Beautiful tea bowl with two contrasting glazes Finished in contrasting green and brown, the addition of a dull vs. shiny glaze lends this bowls a strong character. H: 55mm W: 140mm Capacity: 250ml $23.00 per cup (order here)	Brown tea bowl H: 55mm W: 140mm Capacity: 250ml $20.00 per cup (order here)
Handmade thick stoneware mug with green and brown glaze These bigger mugs are often used to drink less delicate Japanese green teas like genmaicha or houjicha since they retain heat very well. H: 100mm W: 85mm Capacity: 250ml $28.00 per cup (order here)	Handpainted yunomi set 'Meoto' (married couple) Japanese meoto sets consist of two cups that are crafted in the same style, but have different sizes and shapes. The larger one is the husband cup and the smaller one the wife cup. In Japan, these sets are very popular as wedding presents. Capacity: 150ml & 180ml $73.00 (set) (order here)