Cultural Library | kung fu cha dao new perspectives on chinese tea culture #165 personalised

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Item author: anne.schirner
Photo taken on: 13 Aug 2012 6:59 pm; 13 Aug 2012 7:13 pm; 24 May 2012 4:38 pm
Photo author: anne.schirner

another tea pot From Mr. Chien’s collection – His collection consists of very different pieces in terms of design

Qualtity of tea pots – One criteria that tells a lot about the quality of a tea pot is a well-closing lid

Tea Master Shawn Chien – Explanation how to distinguish a good quality tea pot from a poorly crafted one.

Explanation how to distinguish a good quality tea pot from a poorly crafted one.

Context of the observation

This tea ceremony took place at the private home of Shawn Chien who talked about his hobby “Tea Preparation”.

Location

2F, No.2, Lane 99, Section 3, Bādé Road, Songshan District, Taipei City, Taiwan

1 Interpretation

When Mr. Shawn Chien described his tea pot, he used talked about “raising” a tea pot and how the tea master has a special relationship to his tea pot. His wife added that you can see the personality of a tea master by looking at his tea pot and seeing how he handles the tea set.. The appreciation of the products also shows an appreciation of the tea.

astrid.möller

19 Jun 2012

2 Questions & 0 Responses

Which materials are suitable to allow for relatively quick personalisation of tea equipment through usage?

astrid.möller

10 Sep 2012

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Would the possible personalisation of equipment impact the owners relation to “Cha Dao”?

anne.schirner