Tea beginners often wonder: Why can we always see all kinds of objects on the tea table, including animals, plants, mythological figures, etc.and tea drinkers often pour tea on them. What are the functions of these gadgets? Those gadgets are tea pets.
What are tea pets?
These objects of various styles on the tea table are called tea pets, which are pets of tea drinkers. Tea pets are pets nourished with tea or somethings to play with when drinking tea. During the process of drinking tea, tea drinkers will occasionally use a tea brush to dip tea on the tea pets, which can make tea drinkers feel interesting, and after years of maintenance, the tea pets will become warm and cute.
Tea pets can be divided into several categories according to the material, as follows:
1. Purple clay
Purple clay tea pets are made of Yixing purple clay, with shapes such as figures, Buddha statues, and small gadgets such as rabbits, cats, dogs, tigers, and elephants. When drinking tea, use tea to apply the tea soup or pour the leftover tea directly. After a long time, the tea pet will become warm and pleasant, and the tea fragrance will overflow.
Yixing purple clay zisha little peach tea pet
2. Porcelain
White porcelain Buddha tea pet
3. Crude pottery
Chinese Jingdezhen crude pottery tea pet
4. Resin
