We Can Bring You Almost Anything From China: Jade Tea Cups as an Example

We buy in China, and we ship to the US. That means that if you are looking for something made there, tea, teaware, a carved stone cup, a silver teapot, a wooden tray, we can usually find it and bring it to you. The shop shows what we have already sourced. Anything beyond it is a conversation away.

An example: jade tea cups

To show what that looks like, here is the newest thing we have sourced: small hand-carved jade cups, each cut from a single piece of stone and polished. They are open for pre-order now. They differ from one another: a straw-hat shape, a cup with a stern face in relief, one covered in raised studs like an ancient bronze vessel, a ribbed cup that fits the palm, a cup with the character for fortune on its side. Sizes run from 50 to 100 ml, a proper gongfu sip.

• Straw Hat — wide and shallow, 50 ml
• Stern Face — relief mask after the Sanxingdui bronzes, 60 ml
• Bronze Age — studs in square panels, 50 ml
• Luck Lands — two ridges like bamboo joints, 70 ml
• Palm Fit — fine ribs and a flared rim, 100 ml
• Fu — the character for fortune in relief, 80 ml
• Fair Share — a large fair cup, in six individual stones

Nephrite, and what is not nephrite

Nephrite is valued as a material in its own right, so we say plainly which is which. Most of these cups are nephrite, sold as Hetian jade. The Fu cup is a green jade stone that is not nephrite, and the fair cup is Xiuyan jade, a different stone again. Each product page names the material.

Every piece is natural stone, so no two are identical. The photo shows the character of the stone, and yours will be close to it but not the same.

How pre-order works

Pre-order pieces are sourced to order. Send a request on the product page, we confirm that the piece is available, and then it ships roughly 30 business days later. Nothing is charged until we have confirmed.

Looking for something else?

These cups are only an example of what we can bring. If you want a piece you have seen in China, or a type of tea or teaware that we do not stock, write to us and tell us what you are after. We will tell you honestly whether we can source it, what it would cost and how long it would take. Some things cannot cross the border, such as certain foods and protected materials, and we will say so.

Meanwhile, watch the shop for new arrivals.