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 The Jingdezhen Loving Lotus Flower Tea Set
Sacred Lotus, Indian Lotus, Bean of India or whatever you may call it, the lotus flower complexly called in the scientific arena as “Nelumbo nucifera” is a constant aquatic plant. All parts of this flower make up for its sum. From the seeds to the flowers, the lotus plant is used in many ways as decorative instruments, food garnish and sometimes as medicinal alternatives. From there, the beautiful blossoming plant has been incorporated in some of the richest cultures in the world. It has found its way as inspiration for the designs to a lot of cultural symbols like the Chinese tea set used in ancient Chinese tea ceremonies.
Indian, Buddhist, Japanese and Chinese portray the magnificent flora as a symbol of chastity of mind, speech and body. It clearly and literally explains the flower’s buoyancy above the muddy waters of the Asian rivers and lakes. The lotus also represents sophistication, classic beauty, flawlessness and charm like no other flower ever did.
Chinese tea sets are more commonly used in Chinese wedding tea ceremonies.
Love is best represented by a marriage contract. Tea is made use in Chinese wedding ceremonies because it symbolizes respect and the purity of the bride and the ever fervent love of the groom and the bride to each other. The set is made up of a single tea pot with three tea cups.
Usually, in the Chinese tradition, the parents of the bride offer the set as a dowry and a wedding present which serves as a constant reminder of the couple’s love and affection. The designs most commonly used in this set are those with flower embellishments. What other plant best represent these strong emotions than the lotus?
The teapot has a height of 7.5 in centimeters with a brim diameter of 5.5
 The Jingdezhen Loving Lotus Flower Tea Set
centimeters. Each of the cups has a height of 3 centimeters and a brim diameter of 6.6 in the same unit of measurement. The pot’s dimensions are suited perfectly to hold a considerable amount of tea without unnecessarily wasting any quantity when pouring and refilling. The pots’ dimensions on the other hand are enough to hold an appropriate sum of tea. In little amount, the brew is poured so as to cherish the concocted liquid in a ritual of culture and love.
The material used in the tea set is made of pure porcelain. Also termed as ‘Fine China’, the features of this textile include a polished figurine-like appearance, a lovely hue of shade of white or blue and a smooth surface. The white color is mostly used to develop tea sets for
 The Jingdezhen Loving Lotus Flower Tea Set
wedding since it represents cleanliness and love.
Sweet teas are used in Chinese wedding tea ceremonies. The triumvirate teas are the Tie Guan Yin tea, Pu Er tea and black tea. These teas are processed in a way that they retain some of the sugary tastes of the leaves that are naturally produced by tea leaves. Not only is the tea a representation of the couple’s union, the lotus flower carved perfectly in these tea sets is a sure shot emblem of undying love, purity of the intentions and preservation of culture and tradition.
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 The Yixing Buddism Feather Tea Set
The Chinese clay teapot’s stylish contour and the grace it exudes bring a sense of sophistication to the ordinary. Its peacock feather design or the “Buddhism Feather” brings a sense of purpose to what is considered as an ordinary art form.
This Chinese Clay tea set is made from purple clay which is an extraordinary material found only in China’s quaint little town of Yixing. This clay is a mainstay in tea pottery and other wares in the industry of ceramics making. The clay is all natural. Truly a God’s gift to mankind in the form all natural goodness. The seclusion of the place nourishes the land of this rare material and deprives the soil of common earthly foes like lead and chemicals which are harmful to the health and to the temple of God, the body.
The exquisite characteristic of the purple clay that gained its reputation as one of the best form for tea wares is its special ability for retention. The pores of the clay enables the pot and cups to trap the heat for prolonged warmth when sipping tea slowly. It also rooms in the distinct aroma and flavor of a particular tea for that heavenly delight. Over time, the brew gets richer, thicker and fuller one infusion after the next which makes one feels he or she is on cloud nine.
Yes, cloud nine it is. The elaborate design and intricate carving of the
 The Yixing Buddism Feather Tea Set peacock feather in the set transcends its sacredness over the tea enthusiasts. In Buddhism, the feather symbolizes openness, both in earthly and heavenly aspects. This is perfectly and literally appreciated when the peacock displays everything when it spreads its tails and wings. A design often used as an inspiration in many Asian traditions and cultures. A showcase of the fervent and close relationship Asians have with their spirituality.
Beyond its magnificence in the intangible world, the purple clay tea set contains a tea pot with two tea cups and two saucers or cup seats. The tea pot stands pretty and divine with its ten-centimeter height, spread lovely with all its glory in a thirteen-centimeter diameter and opens fully with a five-centimeter mouth diameter. More or less, the pot can hold up about 250 millimeters of water.
The teacups seem like pillars supporting the teapot with its shorter stature of 4.5 centimeters in height and 5.5 centimeters diameter of the brim. Each cup can hold about 40 millimeters of brewed tea. The number of the cups implies that this tea set is used for occasional, intimate and sometimes spiritual session with a loved one. The cups represent how the gods would behave in a tea session. It holds the cup, when one is tired of holding a hot cup of tea. It also catches any spillage, showing a god’s virtues of thriftiness and cleanliness.
 The Yixing Buddism Feather Tea Set
Today, tea enthusiasts around the world enjoy their cup of tea from a Chinese clay teapot made from the rare purple clay. Its almost divine interpretation is showed off in its infrequent production. Since the creation of this set requires a highly skilled set of hands, limited stocks circulate in the world market. However, people don’t mind it at all. The unique simplicity and deep sense of meaning of the set and the design is a thing best understood by people of equal sense and maturity.
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 The Yixing Peony Purple Clay Tea Pot One morning, one man decided to brew his tea inside this teapot. Since he was a busy man, he hurriedly went outdoors to do his day’s work and forgot all about his newly brewed tea. When returned in the afternoon, he found the pot and decided to take it as it is, without even preheating it. Can this pot of tea still satisfy the man’s thirst without being unpleasant? Yes, definitely.
Hours or even days, this pot makes the tea fresh. As a good insulator, the pot holds in more warmth than the usual which explains its ‘tea freshener’ effects. So there is really no worry about having those stomach cramps because of ill-tasting teas.
Now, who would not want a healthier tea coming from this teapot? The unique material of the pot literally absorbs the aroma and flavor of the tea and holds them inside. The result is a heightened tea experience cp after cup.
What is the secret? The very substance itself that gives rise to this
 The Yixing Peony Purple Clay Tea Pot piece of art is the so-called secret. However, its use and popularity in Yixing, China is never a clandestine fact. As the only source of this rare material, this purple clay used in tea wares and in teapots like this one has come to an almost-depleted state.
Despite its near-exhausted condition, the Yixing purple clay remains as one of the most preferred substance used in tea pottery. Its absorbent properties make it an ideal mate for teas and its unglazed insides are designed to enhance this absorbent ability.
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Check out the distinct appearance of the pot’s exterior. Over time, the surface of the pot becomes smoother and shinier, emphasizing the design on the belly. A hand-painted, beautifully placed picture of a Peony flower.
The peony flower is one of the most utilized flowers in ornamental cultures. Traditionally known as the flower of “riches and honors”, the peony was proposed as the national flower of China. Since no ratification was made, the process was still in the government process and up to now, no official announcements were made yet.
 The Yixing Peony Purple Clay Tea Pot Giving justice to the flower’s symbolism and the material’s exquisite ability, artists like Wu Jun Lan created this wonderful piece to offer to the world. Given his years of experience and remarkable talent, only his talented hands can produce a tea pot like this, with numerous awards to prove it.
No one pot is exactly the same with the other. Even if one artist makes another pot, no replication takes place because of the special manual preparation of the item. Purely handmade, the artists make the spout, button and grip all aligned. This makes for an easier, dribble-free pouring.
No need to worry on the hotness of the brew though, the double-layering of the pot protects the hands of those who touch it. With its insulating atmosphere inside, the pot is perfect for teas like Wu Long Tea, Pu Er Tea, Longjing(Dragon Well Tea), Black tea and Tie Guan Yin.
 The Yixing Peony Purple Clay Tea Pot
Celebrate life with a preferred tea from a pot made with Yixing purple clay like this and enjoy everyone’s attention on this culturally inspired creation.
| Price in Paris: | $ 407 | | Our Direct Price: | $ 220.48 |
 The Jingdezhen magpie china tea set Almost every tea lover knows that there are two kinds of Chinese tea sets that are unmatched the world over: Jingdezhen porcelain and Yixing purple clay.
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 The Jingdezhen man fishing tea set Every day, visitors from around the world flock to museums to see some of the most beautiful porcelain the world has ever known.
Few, however, realize that many china tea set collections come from a small, rarely visited town called Jingdezhen.
Excavations show that the earliest pure china tea sets were made in Jingdezhen. Artisans started making porcelain items here over 1,700 years ago, when much of the rest of the world was only making bland pottery vessels.
People quickly found porcelain Chinese tea sets to be much more beautiful, more valuable, and more durable than older kinds of pottery.
 The Yixing dragon and lion teapot
Yixing Chinese tea set artisans apply some of the most refined forms of Chinese art in their work: calligraphy, painting, sculpting, and engraving.
They mold ceramic clay into every possible form: plants, fruits, animals, people, and even abstract designs. Their sophistication and creativity is something that cannot be copied anywhere in the world.
 The Yixing monkey teapot
The exceptional tradition of Yixing china tea sets began long, long ago. Recent excavations show that people in Yixing began to make pottery almost 7, 000 years ago, even earlier than the Egyptians.
So the techniques used today have been perfected over thousands of years and artisans in Yixing produce some of the best Chinese tea sets available.
Today the largest ceramic museum in China, and maybe the world, stands in Yixing. There you can see all kinds of precious Yixing teapots made in this interesting little town.
Some of these china tea sets are massive and date back so far that the original shapes have been weathered and changed into new, strange objects.
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