As the saying goes, “water for the mother of tea, tea for the father of the apparatus”, as an important apparatus for carrying tea, it also becomes a medium for determining the good and bad of the tea, “the apparatus is appropriate, the tea is more colorful”. Therefore, the choice of tea utensils play an important role in tea tasting.
1. the current classification of tea cups
China’s tea utensils of various types, beautiful shape, both practical and artistic appreciation of the function, the classification of the second tea cups usually amateur their shape is related, generally called cups, marigolds and so on.
JAN: open mouth, slant body, deep belly, rim foot, body slightly small, black glaze is expensive, to Tianmu jan as a typical, also known as Jianjian.
Cup: (1) pressure hand cup: mouth flat and flared, abdominal wall nearly vertical, from the lower abdominal wall inward, rim. To the Ming Yongle blue and white hand cup is typical.
(2) flared mouth cup: the mouth is slightly flared outward, the abdomen is slightly converged, rolled round foot, the most used in life.
(3) Hexagonal cup: hexagonal flow straight and upward, square with a curve. Hexagonal, the shape is upright, the line is refreshing, the angles are clear, applied with Ru glaze, with more rounded.
(4) Lotus petal cup: the cup body open piece such as fish scales, cicada wings, after a long time, the tea color will be attached to the cracks, the formation of unpredictable, beautiful pattern.
(5) Chicken Jar Cup: open mouth, shallow belly, reclining foot. The cup is painted in doucai with female and male chickens and chicks, with rocks, orchids and peonies, hence the name “Chicken Jar Cup”. It is best known for its Ming Chenghua style.
2.the best combination of tea cups and tea utensils
Green tea: generally transparent glass cups are appropriate, of course, celadon cups can also be, but must be no cover.
Black Tea: Covered Bowls, Covered Cups, Coffee Mugs, etc.; and of course, White Glazed Alabaster, White Porcelain, and Warm Porcelain are also available.
Flower tea: generally choose celadon porcelain and other cover cups and bowls.
Oolong tea: preferably purple sand pot cups and saucers; or white porcelain pot cups and saucers and gai bowls are fine.
Puerh: Purple sand or ceramic tea set.
3. the placement of tea cups and tea utensils
To focus on reasonable, practical, beautiful, etc.; try to order, left and right balance, do not have to cover.
General will be placed in the front of the guests line of sight of tea cups; and to show respect, generally will not be the mouth of the pot to the guests, and the pattern of the tea set to the guests, placed neatly.
