Definition of tea pets
Tea pets refer to the pets of tea lovers. As the name suggests, they are pets nourished by tea or somethings to play with when drinking tea. Most of them are pottery crafts made of purple clay or crude pottery, and there are also made of porcelain, stone, and resin.
Tea pets are a new type created by arts and crafts artists in their spare time. Purple clay tea pets are the most common and easy to raise.
Chinese Yixing purple clay zisha tea pet
Tea Pet Meaning:
1. Tea pets are a special item when drinking tea. When you drink tea alone, tea pets can be used as a tea friend to accompany you. It can also be a group of three or five friends sitting together with a full set of tea sets. At this time, tea pets are a tool for cultivating sentiment and beautiful decoration.
2. After a long tea washing, tea pets are carefully cared for like raising tea cups, bringing new surprises every day.
Classification of tea pets
1. Meaningful tea pets
Common ornaments with good meanings such as golden toads and pixiu.
Golden Toad - A golden toad with coins in its mouth turns the money with hands, which is pronounced as "zhuan".It means making money;
Pixiu - The ninth son of the dragon in Chinese legend, which means "only in, no out"
2. Color-changing tea pets
Color-changing tea pets are generally thermochromic, with resin as the main raw material. These tea pets will become colorful after being poured with hot tea, and return to their original color after cooling. Or a layer of chemical materials that change color when heated can be applied to the fired tea pets to achieve the color-changing effect.
3. Practical tea pets
In addition to being ornamental, practical tea pets also have certain practicality. Different shapes are designed according to various needs, and their connotations are expressed by artistic means.
