The Collected Works

Name: The Collected Works
SKU: 247
Availability: InStock

Four Teas, One Mat, One Lotus Petal Teaset

£380.00

Slow down. Breathe in.
This is more than tea — it’s a conversation with China’s living heritage.
From the misty tea fields of Enshi to the riverbanks of Lingnan and the ancient kilns of Longquan, we’ve gathered the soul of the land, the touch of the maker, and the poetry of time itself.
All resting here — on a tea mat, within celadon cups, in four exquisite teas.
An invitation not just to taste, but to touch, feel, and immerse in the quiet beauty of the East.

Description Reviews

What’s Inside

1. Four Teas from Enshi — Selenium-Rich, Heritage Craft

100g total · Hubei China
Congfu Black Tea 30g（1.05 oz），5g×6 bags
Wild Black Tea 30g（1.05 oz），5g×6 bags
Steamed Green Tea 20g（0.71 oz），2.5g×8 bags
Vine Tea 20g（0.71 oz），2.5g×8 bags

Each tea comes from a different corner of Enshi’s ancient hills.
Grown apart, harvested by hand, made in small batches.
No blending. No hurry. Each tin holds a whole landscape.

Congfu Black Tea
Provincial intangible cultural heritage · A Century of Skill in Every Leaf

Deep ruby liquor, smooth and warming.
The kind of tea that asks nothing of you but a quiet moment.

Wild Black Tea
Crafted by: Liu Mingjian
Handcrafted with a Traditional Family Recipe · Ancient Trees · Once a Year

Amber, honeyed, with the breath of old forests.
Tastes of earth, of patience, of mountains left to themselves.

Steamed Green Tea
China’s traditional tea-making skills (UNESCO 2022) · Tang-Dynasty Steaming

Needle-shaped leaves, jade-green liquor, fresh as spring.
The only tea still made the Tang way — steamed, not pan-fired.
A thousand years, held in a single cup.

Vine Tea
Naturally Occurring White Frost · Sweet Aftertaste · Tea Polyphenol-free

Bitter first, then sweet. Made not from tea, but from vine.
Gentle enough for evening. Quiet in the body, clear in the mind.

2. A Xiangyunsha Tea Mat — The “Liquid Gold” of Textiles

100% Mulberry Silk · 50cm × 25cm · Guangdong China

Sun. River mud. Time.

This cloth is dyed with shuliang root, shaded with river clay, finished by the slow turn of seasons.
Thirty-odd steps, every one by hand.
One side crisp and dark, the other soft and tan — two faces of the same patient craft.

The more you use it, the quieter it becomes.
The locals call it liquid gold. We call it woven patience.

3. A Longquan Celadon Set — Di Kiln “Gentle Jade”

One Lotus Petal Gaiwan (100ml) and three Lotus Petal Cups (30ml each)

Fired at 1280°C, the colour of a pale dawn sky.
Di Kiln technique — no cracks, no lines.
Just smooth, warm jade that holds light like still water.

The Lotus Petal Gaiwan takes its form from the lotus, and carries the heart of stillness — pure and untainted, quietly joyful, utterly calm. A handful of peace, cradled in your palms.

Not a statement. Just a small reminder, held in both hands.

The Shape of Things: Sky, Earth & Hand

Four teas — grown in Enshi’s selenium soil, each with its own character.
One for each season. One for each mood.

One mat — dyed by Lingnan’s sun and clay.
A piece of sky, laid upon your table.

One set — made by hand in Longquan, pure and warm.
The quiet vessel that asks only to serve.

Together, they make a small world.
The mat sets the scene. The cups rest in your hands. The tea tells its story.

Who This Is For

For the one who notices.
Who turns a cup over to see the foot.
Who runs a finger along the weave of a cloth.
Who drinks slowly, not because they must, but because they choose to.

For the family table.
Teas that suit different palates.
Wares that ask little and give much.
Something you reach for, not save for later.

For the gift that does not shout.
Quiet enough for one who already has enough.
Substance over spectacle. Story over status.

For keeping.
Not just to use, but to hold.
A thing that grows dearer with time, and tells its age well.

Care

The mat — wipe with a damp cloth, air dry. Keep from direct sun.
It softens. It shines. It becomes yours.

The celadon — rinse with water. The glaze is smooth, nothing clings.
A century from now, it will still hold tea.

The teas — try each alone first. They earned their separateness.
Then follow your mood, your season, your body’s quiet knowing.

A Final Note

True luxury is not rare, or loud, or locked away.
It is the thing made well, used often, and kept long.
It is the wisdom of age-old ways, the warmth of a hand that cared,
the quiet joy of something grown by nature and finished by time.

The Collected Works is an invitation to that kind of luxury.

Unroll the cloth.
Pour the tea.
Take a quiet pause.

Let the leaves tell you of misty hills and patient hands.
Let the clay hold the heat, and the silk remember the sun.
Let yourself be still.

This is what the East has always known:
that in the smallest ritual, we can find our way back to ourselves.

Contains
100g tea · 1 Xiangyunsha tea mat · 1 celadon teapot · 3 celadon cups

To enquire
Please write to us.
We are not a large team. You will speak to someone who knows where these things came from.
We welcome custom orders and personal engraving.

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