“Forged by earth, kissed by time—where nature’s quiet gold lingers in every thread.”

Golden Earth unites gold and earth—purity and transformation with grounding and stability. In Daoist and alchemical traditions, gold symbolizes spiritual refinement and hidden perfection, while earth is the source of life, holding memory and minerals. Together, they evoke the essence of nature’s alchemy, where time and elements shape something rare and luminous.

The richness of soil directly influences the depth and complexity of tea—the minerals in the earth shape a tea’s cha yun (茶韵, tea’s lingering charm). Like tea absorbing the soil’s essence or natural dyes extracting color from plants and minerals, this chabu embodies deep transformation. It carries an ancient, refined energy—subtle yet powerful, grounding yet radiant. Just as the land imparts character to tea, this piece brings presence and harmony to your tea practice. Over time, its fibers will evolve, holding the imprint of time, use, and the beauty of impermanence.

A chabu is a vessel of earth’s alchemy, woven with natural fibers dyed using minerals and plants that carry the memory of the land they come from. Over time, through use, exposure, and wear, it develops a unique patina—much like tea-stained cups that become more beautiful with age or antique fabrics that hold the spirit of the past. This piece is a living object, bearing the imprint of time, earth, and transformation.

The Cloth & Process

Each Jin Tu chabu is crafted from old handwoven cloth sourced from Ukraine—textiles with a history, woven by hands long before modern industry. These fabrics, once part of everyday life, now find new purpose in tea practice.

The transformation process follows traditional natural dyeing methods, using only elements from the earth—plants, minerals, and time. No petrochemicals, no modern interventions—just the slow alchemy of nature. The result is a cloth that is alive, evolving, and infused with the essence of the land. Only 10 of this kind were created.

A chabu is not just a textile—it is a quiet presence on the tea table, grounding each moment in something deeper, something unseen yet always felt.

30 X 51 cm

12 X 20 inches