Gong Cha
The calligraphy on this reads: “The Essence of Tea is Qi.” This reminds us that tea is not “stuff,” but rather a flow of energy—the movement of sun and rain, sprouting and growing, life and death. Tea is a leaf, a liquor, a practice and our bodies. This flow and movement is natural. All the ink for this is handground with puerh tea mixed in. The kettle is left hanging on the tree for passersby as a gesture of loving-kindness. This was painted with stoneground ink, mixed with aged sheng puerh and painted on handmade rice paper. I then poured some aged sheng right from the pot onto the paper. It is mounted on black silk with wooden rolls.
The calligraphy on this reads: “The Essence of Tea is Qi.” This reminds us that tea is not “stuff,” but rather a flow of energy—the movement of sun and rain, sprouting and growing, life and death. Tea is a leaf, a liquor, a practice and our bodies. This flow and movement is natural. All the ink for this is handground with puerh tea mixed in. The kettle is left hanging on the tree for passersby as a gesture of loving-kindness. This was painted with stoneground ink, mixed with aged sheng puerh and painted on handmade rice paper. I then poured some aged sheng right from the pot onto the paper. It is mounted on black silk with wooden rolls.
The calligraphy on this reads: “The Essence of Tea is Qi.” This reminds us that tea is not “stuff,” but rather a flow of energy—the movement of sun and rain, sprouting and growing, life and death. Tea is a leaf, a liquor, a practice and our bodies. This flow and movement is natural. All the ink for this is handground with puerh tea mixed in. The kettle is left hanging on the tree for passersby as a gesture of loving-kindness. This was painted with stoneground ink, mixed with aged sheng puerh and painted on handmade rice paper. I then poured some aged sheng right from the pot onto the paper. It is mounted on black silk with wooden rolls.