1. Ceramic tea set
Porcelain tea sets are made of porcelain clay, and the iron content is generally less than 3%, which is lower than that of pottery. The firing temperature is higher than that of pottery, about 1200 degrees. The body is firm and dense, the surface is smooth, and the thin ones can be translucent. The cross section does not absorb water, and there is a crisp metallic sound when knocked. There are many varieties of porcelain tea sets, mainly celadon tea sets, white porcelain tea sets, black porcelain tea sets and colored porcelain tea sets. The tea sets produced include pots, cups, cups, bowls, cups, spoons, etc.
2.Purple Clay Tea Set
The raw material for making Zisha pots is Zisha mineral clay, a type of siltstone with clay and iron content, which is a high-quality pottery clay unique to the Yixing area. This clay has a translucent texture, is highly malleable and flexible. Before firing the Zisha pots, different proportions of red, green and purple base clay components can be sorted according to different color needs. Because of the different thicknesses and particle sizes of the three types of clay, the resulting Zisha pots will have different colors and hues at different temperatures.
3.Glass tea set
Glass tea sets are generally made by mixing quartz sand, limestone, soda ash, etc., melting and forming at high temperature, and then cooling. There are many kinds of glass tea sets, such as crystal glass, colorless glass, jade glass, Venus glass, opal glass tea sets, etc. Glass can be used to make various other containers, such as wine sets, bowls, plates, cups, jars, etc. Most of them are colorless, and some are made of colored glass or colored glass.
4.Metal Tea Set
When it comes to metal tea sets you have to mention the Japanese iron kettle. The original history of the Japanese iron kettle is one that many sources invariably point to as being derived from the Chinese Tang and Song Dynasty water boilers. The Japanese teapot can be traced back to the Edo period in Japan, hundreds of years ago. In the middle of the Edo period, Japan was heavily influenced by Chinese culture, and the general population had the ability to engage in the tea ceremony because of economic growth, which led to the emergence of the Japanese teapot. In the beginning of the Japanese Tea Ceremony, the iron kettle was called the “iron kettle”, which did not have a carrying beam or spout, and the boiling water had to be scooped out with a small bamboo spoon, just like we scoop soup out of a soup pot today. Because this is very inconvenient to use, then there are clever people to the side of the iron kettle to create a kettle spout pouring water outward, and in the kettle on top of the press of the kettle can be lifted up the beam, and then use this ironware to boil water, pouring water, clean the bottom of the kettle is greatly facilitated, and now the iron kettle will be the result of the formation of the kettle.
5.Bamboo Tea Set
Bamboo, natural with a poetic and pictorial mood, used in homes, hotels, walls, space, easy for daily life rendering a layer of ancient and elegant flavor, in the modern noisy and complicated city, bamboo decoration is the most likely to bring people a sense of coolness and tranquility. Bamboo is better than wood in terms of moisture absorption, heat absorption, smooth surface, good texture, and strong and durable. The south is rich in moso bamboo and bitter bamboo, so most of the bamboo ware comes from these two varieties. After cutting, spinning, scraping, breaking bamboo strips, dissecting gabions, and after degreasing, bleaching, coloring and other surface treatments, with small and medium-sized bamboo poles as a skeleton, or barbecue bending and shaping, with nails and splices to strengthen, or with bamboo strips or bamboo scorn as a secondary, can be made into bamboo fishing poles, umbrella bones, incense cores, bamboo rain covers, pen holders, bamboo skewers, bamboo bead cushions, bamboo chopsticks, bamboo musical instruments, bamboo carvings and other decorative items.
6.Lacquerware Tea Set
Lacquerware is mainly produced in Fuzhou, Fujian area. Lacquerware tea sets produced in Fuzhou are colorful and have varieties such as “golden onyx”, “precious sand glitter”, “glazed gold”, “antique porcelain” and “carved and filled”. ”,” carve and fill ”and other varieties. China’s lacquer ware manufacturing originated a long time ago, according to records, in 7000 years ago, there are eating utensils wooden tire lacquer bowl, but as eating utensils. (including lacquer tea set), has not formed a large-scale production, until the Qing Dynasty, made by Fuzhou, Fujian Province, off the lacquer tea set only increasingly attracted the attention of the people at that time. Lacquer tea set is generally a teapot with four tea cups, together with a round or rectangular tea plate, pots, cups, plates are usually a color, black, yellow-brown, brown-red, dark green and other colors, and fusion of painting and calligraphy in one, lightweight and beautiful, bright color, bright mirror, and not afraid of water immersion, can withstand high temperatures, acid and alkali corrosion. Lacquer tea set in addition to the practical value, there is a high artistic value.
7.Stone Tea Set
Stone tea sets are tea sets made of stone. Stone tea sets generally have a natural texture, beautiful color, and some artistic value. The most common stone tea set is the tea tray, there are a small number of pots and cups. Stone tea set according to the raw materials named products, such as inkstone tea tray, marble tea set, rock tea set, wood fish stone tea set.
8.Other Tea Sets
Mainly still tea favor, common tea favor usually has a turtle, crab, monk, brave, golden pig, Buddha, children, Ruyi foot, elephant, golden toad and so on.