The Influence of Tea on Chinese Ceramics
「The fourth chapter is devoted to the enumeration and description of the twenty-four members of the tea-equipage, beginning with the tripod brazier and ending with the bamboo cabinet for containing all these utensils.
Here we notice Luwuh's predilection for Taoist symbolism. Also it is interesting to observe in this connection the influence of tea on Chinese ceramics.
The Celestial porcelation, as is well known, had its origin in an attempt to reproduce the exquisite shade of jade, resulting, in the Tang dynasty, in the blue glaze of the south, and the glaze of the north.
Luwuh considered the blue as the ideal colour for the tea-cup, as it lent additional greenness to the beverage, whereas the white made it look pinkish and distasteful. It was because he used cake-tea.
Later on, when the tea-masters of Sung took to the powdered tea, they preferred heavy bowls of blue powdered tea, they preferred heavy bowls of blue-black tea, they preferred heavy bowls of blue-black and dark brown.
The Mings, with their steeped tea, rejoiced in light ware with of white porcelain.」(The Book of Tea-The School of Tea, pp.24-25, Charles E. Tuttle Co., Rutland, Vermont-Tokyo,Japan)
From the generation of Luwuh, tea equipments were already underuse as if the same as present days.
We have to remember that you could choice any kind of ceramics and other utensils under your own sense. Enjoy tea as you like and your own way. That is the way of Tea drinkig. The facts are aiso the expression of The way of Life.
Here we notice Luwuh's predilection for Taoist symbolism. Also it is interesting to observe in this connection the influence of tea on Chinese ceramics.
The Celestial porcelation, as is well known, had its origin in an attempt to reproduce the exquisite shade of jade, resulting, in the Tang dynasty, in the blue glaze of the south, and the glaze of the north.
Luwuh considered the blue as the ideal colour for the tea-cup, as it lent additional greenness to the beverage, whereas the white made it look pinkish and distasteful. It was because he used cake-tea.
Later on, when the tea-masters of Sung took to the powdered tea, they preferred heavy bowls of blue powdered tea, they preferred heavy bowls of blue-black tea, they preferred heavy bowls of blue-black and dark brown.
The Mings, with their steeped tea, rejoiced in light ware with of white porcelain.」(The Book of Tea-The School of Tea, pp.24-25, Charles E. Tuttle Co., Rutland, Vermont-Tokyo,Japan)
From the generation of Luwuh, tea equipments were already underuse as if the same as present days.
We have to remember that you could choice any kind of ceramics and other utensils under your own sense. Enjoy tea as you like and your own way. That is the way of Tea drinkig. The facts are aiso the expression of The way of Life.
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