999 Sterling Silver Lion Tea Cup (Single Tea Tasting Cup)
The single tea tasting cup is among the most demanding of vessels: small enough to focus the drinker's entire attention on the brew within, beautiful enough to be worth examining between pours. The 999 Sterling Silver Lion Tea Cup in its 40ml tasting size meets this challenge with authority, its high-fired ceramic body sheathed in an S999 sterling silver exterior overlay painted with a lion and its trailing flames in fiery red and cool blue.
Key Features
- Material: High-fired ceramic with S999 sterling silver exterior overlay
- Capacity: 40ml
Artisan Craftsmanship
At 40ml, every element of this tea cup's S999 sterling silver exterior overlay is rendered with unusual precision, the lion's mane and the flames around it requiring the finest of brushwork to achieve their full effect within the cup's small compass. The painted overlay is applied with the concentrated care of Tang miniature painting, where scale was not a diminishment but a challenge that required the artisan to work with greater intentionality. The polished interior is flawless, a small mirror that reflects the tea's colour with absolute clarity.
Cultural Symbolism
The lion in Chinese cosmology is associated with vigour and with the clarity that comes from a pure concentration of energy. A tea tasting cup, by its nature, invites the same quality of concentrated attention: not a mouthful taken in passing, but a considered sip held in the mind, evaluated and appreciated before being released. The lion on this cup is a reminder to bring that quality of attention to the tea within.
The Perfect Gift
A collector's piece and a practitioner's tool in equal measure, the 40ml tasting cup is a gift for the serious tea person who appreciates both the art of tasting and the art of the vessel. A small gift of great depth, appropriate for almost any occasion.
Imperial Brocade Gift Box
For those who wish to present this piece in a manner befitting its heritage, the Imperial Brocade Gift Box is available as a top-up of $32.80. Inspired by the richly patterned brocade silks of the Tang imperial court, the box elevates every gifting occasion into a ceremony of its own, enveloping the piece in layers of cultural symbolism and regal presentation.
Forty millilitres: enough for a dragon's breath of flavour, enough for a lion's full attention.
The single tea tasting cup is among the most demanding of vessels: small enough to focus the drinker's entire attention on the brew within, beautiful enough to be worth examining between pours. The 999 Sterling Silver Lion Tea Cup in its 40ml tasting size meets this challenge with authority, its high-fired ceramic body sheathed in an S999 sterling silver exterior overlay painted with a lion and its trailing flames in fiery red and cool blue.
Key Features
- Material: High-fired ceramic with S999 sterling silver exterior overlay
- Capacity: 40ml
Artisan Craftsmanship
At 40ml, every element of this tea cup's S999 sterling silver exterior overlay is rendered with unusual precision, the lion's mane and the flames around it requiring the finest of brushwork to achieve their full effect within the cup's small compass. The painted overlay is applied with the concentrated care of Tang miniature painting, where scale was not a diminishment but a challenge that required the artisan to work with greater intentionality. The polished interior is flawless, a small mirror that reflects the tea's colour with absolute clarity.
Cultural Symbolism
The lion in Chinese cosmology is associated with vigour and with the clarity that comes from a pure concentration of energy. A tea tasting cup, by its nature, invites the same quality of concentrated attention: not a mouthful taken in passing, but a considered sip held in the mind, evaluated and appreciated before being released. The lion on this cup is a reminder to bring that quality of attention to the tea within.
The Perfect Gift
A collector's piece and a practitioner's tool in equal measure, the 40ml tasting cup is a gift for the serious tea person who appreciates both the art of tasting and the art of the vessel. A small gift of great depth, appropriate for almost any occasion.
Imperial Brocade Gift Box
For those who wish to present this piece in a manner befitting its heritage, the Imperial Brocade Gift Box is available as a top-up of $32.80. Inspired by the richly patterned brocade silks of the Tang imperial court, the box elevates every gifting occasion into a ceremony of its own, enveloping the piece in layers of cultural symbolism and regal presentation.
Forty millilitres: enough for a dragon's breath of flavour, enough for a lion's full attention.
Description
The single tea tasting cup is among the most demanding of vessels: small enough to focus the drinker's entire attention on the brew within, beautiful enough to be worth examining between pours. The 999 Sterling Silver Lion Tea Cup in its 40ml tasting size meets this challenge with authority, its high-fired ceramic body sheathed in an S999 sterling silver exterior overlay painted with a lion and its trailing flames in fiery red and cool blue.
Key Features
- Material: High-fired ceramic with S999 sterling silver exterior overlay
- Capacity: 40ml
Artisan Craftsmanship
At 40ml, every element of this tea cup's S999 sterling silver exterior overlay is rendered with unusual precision, the lion's mane and the flames around it requiring the finest of brushwork to achieve their full effect within the cup's small compass. The painted overlay is applied with the concentrated care of Tang miniature painting, where scale was not a diminishment but a challenge that required the artisan to work with greater intentionality. The polished interior is flawless, a small mirror that reflects the tea's colour with absolute clarity.
Cultural Symbolism
The lion in Chinese cosmology is associated with vigour and with the clarity that comes from a pure concentration of energy. A tea tasting cup, by its nature, invites the same quality of concentrated attention: not a mouthful taken in passing, but a considered sip held in the mind, evaluated and appreciated before being released. The lion on this cup is a reminder to bring that quality of attention to the tea within.
The Perfect Gift
A collector's piece and a practitioner's tool in equal measure, the 40ml tasting cup is a gift for the serious tea person who appreciates both the art of tasting and the art of the vessel. A small gift of great depth, appropriate for almost any occasion.
Imperial Brocade Gift Box
For those who wish to present this piece in a manner befitting its heritage, the Imperial Brocade Gift Box is available as a top-up of $32.80. Inspired by the richly patterned brocade silks of the Tang imperial court, the box elevates every gifting occasion into a ceremony of its own, enveloping the piece in layers of cultural symbolism and regal presentation.
Forty millilitres: enough for a dragon's breath of flavour, enough for a lion's full attention.
