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.
| Price in Paris: | $ 260 |
| Our Direct Price: | $ 129.32 |
