Natural Bamboo Tea Tasting Tray # 95853

The chaban is a natural bamboo tea tray with a raised rectangular rim and a notched corner for lifting or guiding water. Its broad, level surface keeps a gaiwan, cups and fairness pitcher orderly during a tea tasting.

A chaban, literally a tea table or tea tray, belongs to the gongfu tea tradition, where vessels are arranged and rinsing water is collected away from the tabletop. Used at home and in tea rooms, it lets the brewer pour freely while presenting each infusion.

Bamboo is widely used for tea furniture in China, valued for its warm colour, light grain and naturally pleasant tactile surface. The visible laminated strips and golden tone give this tray a calm, organic character; wipe it dry after use and avoid prolonged soaking.