Teaware

<h2 id="components">Components</h2>
Teaware (may be part of a <a href="/facts/Tea_set/Q6CKNMx1">Tea set</a>)<table><tbody><tr><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Teapot/WILqD30M">Teapot</a></td><td>Used to steep tea leaves in hot water</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Tea <a href="/facts/Kettle/ej6vGKHu">kettle</a></td><td>Used to boil water</td></tr><tr><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Teacup/ghklBPCs">Teacup</a></td><td>Vessels from which to drink the hot tea (after the leaves have been strained). There are many different kinds of <a href="/facts/Tea/6XMEPKPl">tea</a> <a href="/facts/Cup/0HbySbmV">cups</a>.</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Tea <a href="/facts/Tray/gj6KPcl8">tray</a></td><td>Used to hold teaware; also keeps the tea and hot water from spilling onto the table</td></tr><tr><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Tea_strainer/XlXLBsft">Tea strainer</a></td><td>Used to extract leaves from tea solutions</td></tr><tr><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Tea_ball/PSz2C5L2">Tea ball</a> (infuser)</td><td>Used to hold tea leaves in water for removal after steeping</td></tr><tr><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Tea_bag/FLU1zQaF">Tea bag</a></td><td>Alternative to the <a href="/facts/Tea_ball/PSz2C5L2">tea ball</a></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Teabag holder / <a href="/facts/Drink_coaster/JhUvgpPK">coaster</a></td><td>Sized for holding a tea bag or ball</td></tr><tr><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Tea_caddy/TLfN24nf">Tea caddy</a></td><td>For storing tea when not being consumed</td></tr><tr><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Tea_cosy/rA2m6S3f">Tea cosy</a></td><td>A <a href="/facts/Knitted/dy5AhWBp">knitted</a> cover for keeping a teapot hot after the tea is made</td></tr></tbody></table>
<h3>Alternatives / Others</h3>
<ul><li><a href="/facts/Chaki/b9zhxqEA">Chaki</a>, the caddy used at Japanese tea ceremonies.</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Chawan/U2K5SavB">Chawan</a>, tea bowl used in <a href="/facts/East_Asian_tea_ceremony/cmdts86w">East Asian tea ceremonies</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Coffee_cup/31CYkvIw">Coffee cup</a>, instead of tea cup</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Gaiwan/f4EXkMeY">Gaiwan</a>, lidded cup for brewing and decanting or tea may even be drunk out of the vessel directly</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Japanese_tea_utensils/xPukDS80">Japanese tea utensils</a>, used in their tea ceremonies</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Mug/va0Prk1F">Mug</a>, instead of tea cup</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Tea_draining_tray/puFfdrIX">Tea draining tray</a>, for the Gongfu tea ceremony</li></ul>
<h2 id="construction">Construction</h2>
<p>Tea equipment may be constructed of many materials, from <a href="/facts/Iron/DkICCKIC">iron</a> in <a href="/facts/Japan/U5mz0SRT">Japan</a> to <a href="/facts/Porcelain/deuLm3sb">porcelain</a> and <a href="/facts/Clay/xnwouEkB">clay</a> in <a href="/facts/China/lTjIXY5p">China</a>, and also <a href="/facts/Bamboo/wGPJ2cEA">bamboo</a> and other <a href="/facts/Wood/z13NpHPl">woods</a>. Of particular repute are the <a href="/facts/Yixing_clay_teapot/QA6rAnu2">Yixing clay teapots</a> produced in eastern China, a type of <a href="/facts/Yixing_ware/zRy6DkqL">Yixing ware</a>. The <a href="/facts/Brown_Betty_(teapot)/e3UmgLPv">Brown Betty</a> was originally made from red clay found in Britain.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a>
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<h2 id="lu-yus-tea-set-">Lu Yu's tea set (陸羽的茶具)</h2>

<p class="note">Further information: <a href="/facts/The_Classic_of_Tea/Yad8gBXh">The Classic of Tea</a> and <a href="/facts/Lu_Yu/mFDatqPV">Lu Yu</a></p>

<ul><li>Crushing block (砧椎)</li>
<li>Brazier (風爐)</li>
<li>Charcoal basket (炭筥)</li>
<li>Charcoal mallet (炭檛)</li>
<li>Fire chopsticks (火筴)</li>
<li>Cauldron (鍑)</li>
<li>Cauldron stand (交床)</li>
<li>Tea tongs (夾)</li>
<li>Paper wallet (紙囊)</li>
<li>Crushing roller (碾)</li>
<li>Sieve box (羅合)</li>
<li>Tea holder (則)</li>
<li>Water vessel (水方)</li>
<li>Water filter bag (漉水囊)</li>
<li>Gourd scooper (瓢)</li>
<li>Bamboo tongs (竹夾)</li>
<li>Salt container (鹺簋)</li>
<li>Boiled water vessel (熟盂)</li>
<li>Bowl (碗)</li>
<li>Bowl basket (畚)</li>
<li>Brush (劄)</li>
<li>Water basin (滌方)</li>
<li>Spent tea basin (滓方)</li>
<li>Tea cloth (巾)</li>
<li>Utensil table (具列)</li>
<li>Utensil basket (都籃)</li></ul>

<h2 id="the-twelve-tea-pieces-for-the-elderly-12">The twelve tea pieces for the elderly (審安老人的12茶具)</h2>

<ol><li>Brazier (風爐)</li>
<li>Crushing block (砧椎)</li>
<li>Crushing roller (碾)</li>
<li>Stone mill (石磨)</li>
<li>Gourd scooper (瓢)</li>
<li>Sieve box (羅合)</li>
<li>Brush (札)</li>
<li>Bowl basket (畚)</li>
<li>Bowl (碗)</li>
<li>Water vessel (水方)</li>
<li>Tea whisk (茶筅)</li>
<li>Tea cloth (巾)</li></ol>
<p>The above tea pieces were also mentioned by Lu Yu in <i><a href="/facts/The_Classic_of_Tea/Yad8gBXh">The Classic of Tea</a>,</i> except for the stone mill (石磨) and tea whisk (茶筅).
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<h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
<ul><li><a href="/facts/Flagstaff_House_Museum_of_Teaware/xGSGRBdq">Flagstaff House Museum of Teaware</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/List_of_Japanese_tea_ceremony_equipment/xPukDS80">List of Japanese tea ceremony equipment</a></li></ul>

<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:1"><p>Terry, Betty (2022-08-19). "The Little Teapot That Could - TeaTime Magazine". Retrieved 2025-06-07. <a href="https://teatimemagazine.com/the-little-teapot-that-could/4/" target="_blank">https://teatimemagazine.com/the-little-teapot-that-could/4/</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:2"><p>Shacket, Sara (October 11, 2018). "Teaware History: The Brown Betty: The People's Teapot". Retrieved 2025-06-07. <a href="http://www.tea-happiness.com/2018/10/teaware-history-brown-betty-peoples.html" target="_blank">http://www.tea-happiness.com/2018/10/teaware-history-brown-betty-peoples.html</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
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