Small Taiwanese Cypress Tea Scoop

Tao Weng (陶翁) is a Taiwanese artist who spent his career in the industrial world of architectural tile manufacturing before discovering his true passion for the delicate artistry of teaware. Originally a collector, his appreciation for tea culture eventually evolved into a specialized craft of creating tea scoops. Though often overshadowed by the teapot, Tao Weng views the tea scoop as a vessel that carries the "soul" of the tea ceremony. What began as a personal quest to create teaware for his own practice has grown into a mastery for expressing the uniqueness of wood through each scoop he skillfully crafts over many hours.