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Teaware is a broad international spectrum of equipment used in the brewing and consumption of
tea Tea is an aromatic beverage prepared by pouring hot or boiling water over cured or fresh leaves of '' Camellia sinensis'', an evergreen shrub native to East Asia which probably originated in the borderlands of south-western China and nor ...
. Many components make up that spectrum, and vary greatly based upon the type of tea being prepared, and the
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setting in which it is being prepared. This is often referred to as the ''
tea ceremony Tea ceremony is a ritualized practice of making and serving tea (茶 ''cha'') in East Asia practiced in the Sinosphere. The original term from China (), literally translated as either "''way of tea''", "''etiquette for tea or tea rite''",Heiss, M ...
,'' and holds much significance in many cultures, particularly in northwestern
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and in eastern
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. A complete, cohesive collection of tea ware makes up a
tea set A tea set or tea service is a collection of matching teaware and related utensils used in the preparation and serving of tea. The traditional components of a tea set may vary between societies and cultures. History China The accepted hist ...
.


Components


Alternatives / Others

* Chaki, the caddy used at Japanese tea ceremonies. * Chawan, tea bowl used in East Asian tea ceremonies *
Coffee cup A coffee cup is a cup for serving coffee and List of coffee drinks, coffee-based drinks. There are three major types: conventional cups used with saucers, mugs used without saucers, and disposable cups. Cups and mugs generally have a Handle (gri ...
, instead of tea cup *
Gaiwan A (; ) or () is a Chinese lidded bowl without a handle, used for the infusion of tea leaves and the consumption of tea. It was invented during the Ming dynasty. It consists of a bowl, a lid, and a saucer. History Prior to the Ming dynasty ...
, lidded cup for brewing and decanting or tea may even be drunk out of the vessel directly * Japanese tea utensils, used in their tea ceremonies *
Mug A mug is a type of cup, a drinking vessel usually intended for hot drinks such as: coffee, hot chocolate, or tea. Mugs usually have handles and hold a larger amount of fluid than other types of cups such as teacups or coffee cups. Typically ...
, instead of tea cup * Tea draining tray, for the Gongfu tea ceremony


Construction

Tea equipment may be constructed of many materials, from
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to
porcelain Porcelain (), also called china, is a ceramic material made by heating Industrial mineral, raw materials, generally including kaolinite, in a kiln to temperatures between . The greater strength and translucence of porcelain, relative to oth ...
and
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in
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, and also
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and other woods. Of particular repute are the Yixing clay teapots produced in eastern China, a type of
Yixing ware Yixing clay ( zh, s=宜兴泥, t=宜興泥, p=Yíxīng ní, w=I-Hsing ni) is a type of clay from the region near the city of Yixing in Jiangsu Province, China, used in Chinese pottery since the Song dynasty (960–1279) when Yixing clay was fi ...
. The Brown Betty was originally made from red clay found in Britain.


Lu Yu's tea set (陸羽的茶具)

*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)

#Brazier (風爐) #Crushing block (砧椎) #Crushing roller (碾) #Stone mill (石磨) #Gourd scooper (瓢) #Sieve box (羅合) #Brush (札) #Bowl basket (畚) #Bowl (碗) #Water vessel (水方) #Tea whisk (茶筅) #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).


See also

* Flagstaff House Museum of Teaware * List of Japanese tea ceremony equipment


References

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