These are tools part of the Gong Fu Tea setup. They are very basic in function and form but come in a variety of stylistic expressions of each individual tool. These sets usually come in 6 or 12 components.
The basic 6 components consist of the following:
- Tea scoop - Cha Shao 茶勺 - a scoop or spoon used to deliver a standard volume of tea leaves
- Tea scraper - Cha Zha chi 茶渣匙 - tea dregs scoop used to remove spent tea leaves from a teapot
- Tea pick - Cha diao 茶针 - used to remove tea leaves that may have been lodge in the teapot spout
- Tea funnel - Cha lou 茶漏 - for channeling the tea leaves into the teapot/ sometimes it has a straining capacity when a mesh is designed within the component
- Tea Tongs/tea Tweezers - Cha Jia 茶夹 or 茶夾 - for handling hot teacups during the immersing process in a Shui Fang, used for manipulating cups, etc., in gongfu tea practice
- Utensil Holder - the component that holds the other implements.
When the component consist of 12 it involves the 6 implements mentioned above and 6 saucers. The saucers are for the presentation of the teacup to the guest. Creates a complete way of proper serving method where the guest is honored.
No comments:
Post a Comment