Khay Trà Du Lịch Khắc Trống Đồng (Travel Tea Tray with Dong Son Drum Carving)
A travel tea tray carved with the face of a Dong Son bronze drum, the oldest Vietnamese motif there is.
Travel Tea Tray with Dong Son Drum Carving at a glance
Travel Tea Tray with Dong Son Drum Carving is thrown and fired at Bat Trang, the pottery village on the Red River outside Hanoi that has been making ware for about seven hundred years. TRAVINA sells these sets alongside its tea because the cup changes the tea.
Exact dimensions, capacity and piece count for this set are available on request. Every set is checked by hand before it is packed.
TRAVINA is the export brand of Tam Tra Viet Cooperative in Thai Nguyen. Ninety member households farm 40.5 hectares across Dai Tu and La Bang. Every leaf is picked by hand, and every batch is processed at the cooperative’s own facilities.
Using and caring for it
Rinse with hot water before the first use and again before each session. Do not use detergent on unglazed clay or on wood: both hold the smell and pass it into the tea. Wipe dry and let the piece air; stored damp, wood and clay take on a musty note that is very hard to remove.
Where Travel Tea Tray with Dong Son Drum Carving sits in the TRAVINA range
Travel Tea Tray with Dong Son Drum Carving belongs to the Teaware range. If you are comparing grades, the bud teas sit at the top of the ladder – see Tien Vua Needle Tea – while Premium Moc Cau Green Tea is the everyday benchmark most Vietnamese households drink. For gifting, the same leaves appear boxed in Tea Boxes and Gift Sets.
Wholesale and export
The cooperative sells in bulk as well as in retail packing. Minimum order quantity is set case by case against what the season has produced rather than by a fixed table, so tell us the volume and the packing you need. For a formal export order we can supply the VietGAP certificate, the ISO 22000:2018 certificate for the La Bang facility, the food safety licence, the registered planting-area code and a pesticide residue test report; phytosanitary certificate, certificate of origin and HS classification are prepared per shipment.
Benefits
- Fired ceramic from Bat Trang, made for tea rather than for display.
- Holds heat well, so a small pot keeps its temperature through several infusions.
- Unglazed or lightly glazed inside, which is what lets a pot take on the character of the tea over time.
- Sold as a set, so the pot, the pitcher and the cups match.
Specifications
| Product name | Travel Tea Tray with Dong Son Drum Carving |
|---|---|
| Type | Ceramic tea set |
| Grade | Bat Trang ceramic, zisha style |
| Ingredients | Fired ceramic |
| Origin | Bat Trang pottery village, Hanoi, Vietnam |
| Producer | Tam Tra Viet Cooperative (TRAVINA) |
| Packing | Single tray, contents as pictured |
| Storage | Wipe dry and keep away from knocks. |
| Wholesale | Order quantity and lead time on request. |
How to use
- Before first use, rinse the set with hot water and let it stand for ten minutes.
- Warm the pot with boiling water before each brew.
- Rinse with hot water and dry naturally after use. Do not use detergent inside the pot.
- Not for dishwasher or microwave.
