Gorgeous traditional Ru porcelain Gaiwan in a typical colour, perfect for your sophisticated tea ceremonies.
About Ru ceramics
Ru Kiln, located in Lunru county in China’s Henan province, represents another important celadon school that grew in northern China during the Song Dynasty. And one of the main five government kilns from ancient China until now. In shape similar to Longquan Kiln, Ru Kiln porcelains also have slight cracks, which are created by a small percentage of iron in the glaze that oxidize and turn greenish when fired. There are different kinds of colors of Ru accessories, such as moon white, light blue, pea green, robin’s egg green, sky green, pink green, and so on. The cracks will become more and more obvious as they absorb the tea liquid, the process is quite similar to the Yixing teapot.
Cyan as the sky…
The way to polish/moisten Ru Kiln accessories is exactly the same as Yixing products, which requires cleaning the accessories from water after using them and drying them completely before setting them aside for a long period of time. Otherwise, tea stains will disturb the elegant glossy surface of the product, or tea left inside the item will mold if not cleaned in time and affect the taste of tea in subsequent brews.