Hand-Painted Korean Porcelain Tea Pourer - Grapes

Hand-thrown in thin Korean porcelain, this pourer draws freshly brewed tea to a pulled spout for a clean, even pour. Grapevines wind across the body in blue underglaze, painted by hand.

In tea, a pourer like this is used to let freshly brewed tea settle and cool a little before it is shared out, evening the strength across each cup. It suits slow, attentive tea drinking, the kind of pour you make when you want to sit with the process rather than rush through it. The fineness of the porcelain is part of the experience, asking you to handle it with care and turning the act of serving into something more considered.

These porcelain tea wares are made in Anseong, Korea by a husband and wife team of ceramic artists. One throws each piece by hand at the wheel while the other paints the intricate images of fruit and flowers, every detail minutely considered so that the utility of the object becomes a pleasure in itself.

The couple say the feeling of drinking tea shifts with the clay, the glaze, and the thickness of the ware, so each aesthetic choice plays a functional role too. They avoid decoration and density, pursuing fine lines and simplicity, and the porcelain is thrown to the very limits of the material.

They tell a story of a customer who was nervous the first time she used the tea ware, worried she might break it. Instead it made her slow down and focus, handling the piece with care, and that state of attention and calm is what they hope everyone can enjoy when using these objects.

*Each piece is hand-painted, so the design may vary slightly from one to the next. Please reach out before ordering if you'd like to know more.

Measurements:
W: 2 ¾" H: 3 ⅛"