Tea set

Author: Hu Xiaojun
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: Based on the "The Classic of Tea" by Lu Yu of the Tang Dynasty, this book explores the history of humans utilizing tea and tea utensils. It traces the origins of the earliest tea-drinking utensils from historical records, discussing the development of metal, jade, and lacquer utensils from the earliest times to the Tang Dynasty's celadon tea utensils, the Song Dynasty's black-glazed porcelain tea utensils, and the (color-painted porcelain tea utensils) of the Ming and Qing periods. The book also introduces tea utensils from the Ming and Qing periods, as well as the themes, content, and artistic expressions of their color-painted porcelain designs, the symbolism and connotations of the patterns, and the development and stylistic features of contemporary ceramic tea utensils. This book is suitable for readers who study and appreciate tea utensils and tea culture.