Teaware

Traditional equipment for drinking tea in some cultures


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::summary Traditional equipment for drinking tea in some cultures ::

  • Crushing block (砧椎)
  • Brazier (風爐)
  • Charcoal basket (炭筥)
  • Charcoal mallet (炭檛)
  • Fire chopsticks (火筴)
  • Cauldron (鍑)
  • Cauldron stand (交床)
  • Tea tongs (夾)
  • Paper wallet (紙囊)
  • Crushing roller (碾)
  • Sieve box (羅合)
  • Tea holder (則)
  • Water vessel (水方)
  • Water filter bag (漉水囊)
  • Gourd scooper (瓢)
  • Bamboo tongs (竹夾)
  • Salt container (鹺簋)
  • Boiled water vessel (熟盂)
  • Bowl (碗)
  • Bowl basket (畚)
  • Brush (劄)
  • Water basin (滌方)
  • Spent tea basin (滓方)
  • Tea cloth (巾)
  • Utensil table (具列)
  • Utensil basket (都籃)

The twelve tea pieces for the elderly (審安老人的12茶具)

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  1. Brazier (風爐)
  2. Crushing block (砧椎)
  3. Crushing roller (碾)
  4. Stone mill (石磨)
  5. Gourd scooper (瓢)
  6. Sieve box (羅合)
  7. Brush (札)
  8. Bowl basket (畚)
  9. Bowl (碗)
  10. Water vessel (水方)
  11. Tea whisk (茶筅)
  12. Tea cloth (巾)

The above tea pieces were also mentioned by Lu Yu in The Classic of Tea, except for the stone mill (石磨) and tea whisk (茶筅).

References

References

  1. Terry, Betty. (2022-08-19). "The Little Teapot That Could - TeaTime Magazine".
  2. Shacket, Sara. (October 11, 2018). "Teaware History: The Brown Betty: The People's Teapot".

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