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18 kinds of Mansheng style

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Shidao Hu Pot Guzhi Hu Pot Oueyue Hu Pot

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Hengyun Hu Pot Baina Hu Pot Hehuan Hu Pot

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Chunsheng Hu Pot Guchun Hu Pot Yinhong Hu Pot
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Paogua Hu Pot Hulu Hu Pot Tianji Hu Pot

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Yuanzhu Hu Pot Ruding Hu Pot Hedou Hu Pot

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Square Kettle Qil ian Hu Pot Jingwa Hu Pot

OLD TEA SERVICE CLASSIC· 147

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The model of "Mansheng tea k:ettle" that was beyond of "18 kinds of Mansheng teakettle"

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Half-ball Kettle Half-tile Kettle

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Bianshi Hu Pot Hepan Hu Pot

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Kettle of compressed well railing shape Kettle with the shape of well
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Shipiao Hu Pot Taili Hu Pot

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Pot with loop handle-Gourd- shape Pot with loop handle Feihong Yannian Hu Pot

OLD TEA SERVICE CLASSIC • 149

 ajJ fFf 1Ft AA ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~o J}] Jf] -'=E J! * The models and functions of tea sets in Ming and Qing Dynas-

IFtAAffi~~~TajJ.~~~, ~~m~ ties obviously differed from those in Tang and Song Dynasties. Some

T - @~~~lFtftM~~~~,~~ft. characteristic tea sets appeared in those times, such as tea pots, bowls

~iJt. ~Im. ~f!m. ~ft:fm~o for tea washing, tea trays, bowls with covers, casks for keeping tea

pots warm.

~ftalfflfFflmft{~¥U1It*~1tJi , Tea Pots

a~z~re~~*m~~a~~z~~ Tea pots were greatly developed in Ming and Qing Dynasties.

mi, ~~4i1i1i:m:, ¥UTajJft~rIEJf]*i§~~ Before then, all the containers with handles were called boiling wa-

~ft;;tHf1am~, ft~{tJf]5fJ\*~ T~~ ter bottles or Pianti. Real tea pots did not appear until Ming Dynasty.

£~~.~~~~,~**~~T~~ The use of pots prevented a small cup of tea from getting cold and

~~ff, ~¥Ut!tA~mj]m*o receiving dust, greatly simplifying the procedures of drinking tea,

!iH'~~ii~m, majJftJf]-Ti§~~ so the people had a special preference for them in those days.

~-'=E*ftJf]*~~~~mi~£~m*~ Though both tea pots for dunking tea of Ming Dynasty and

~~,ajJft~~ft,ii-'=EftQ~*~~, boiling water bottles for ordering tea of Song Dynasty had handles,

~~*B0~#-'=Eft~~~.~~~* they differed greatly from each other. The tea pots of Ming Dynasty

~,ftii~~4S%,~~~*ft~OO~ have the handles leveling to the mouths of tea pots, which can keep

"ii*~~" 0 aAft~ft[;!,J/J\, r.:J/J\~-m-, the water and the bodies of teapots in the same height to prevent

~~ "ft/J\mUw~~tt, ,*~Iftflil, (JL~ water from outflowing. The handles look like the letter "s" while

~Jlt:'*, ~:7'G~J5, g~ - 1Ft, :i:lf.mu* those of Song Dynasty are long. Small tea pots of Ming Dynasty

~, :i:j8mu ~i:t, {l:),!Ji!.{~tif"!lt-f-!§~~, were valuable at that time because" A small pot can hold the

~~~Z,Hf~A,~-T~~,~X~ fragrance; the flavor of the tea is given out with no delay; and the tea

~o" is cooked to a tum, giving a real taste; if it is cooked for a short time

fFfft~~~~~~* ajJ ftM1.f-fr, ililJ or for a long time, it will taste bad. It seems good to drink it up with

*M~~~Tm*~&*,~~ft~. a gulp but it is also proper to leave part of it to others.

li'j;ft*:fim~o The models of teapots of Qing Dynasty followed those of Ming

Dynasty. The materials for making teapots made great advances, for

instance, porcelain teapots and purple sand teapots teemed in large

numbers."
Appendix: picture appreciation of other old tea sets

Tang and Five dynasties

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Bule glaze bow of vue Kiln White glaze tea mortar {Tang Sule glaze pot of Yue Celadon lotus flower
(Tang Dynasty) Dynasty) Kiln (Five dynasties) bowl (Five dynasties)

Song Dynasty
~w~Ij:fUll.if!~~ (i¥i*) ~~tI;~m~ (*) ~~~i!I!~ (*) ~lUtl'Sw~li% (*)
Shadowy blue bowl with en- Black glaze bowl with spot of blue glaze tea bowl Bule glaze bowl of
graved des gns of double fish 'ust I Song Dynasty) (Song Dynasty) Yaozhou Kiln (Song
(Southem Song Dynasty) Dynasty)

Yuan Dynasty jj!:~l1Hi~ws~§!;~Sk (x) 9~S~0:f.t:tJft~J.i~li%(x) ~'i!f fJH~XR~#lS'E (x)

Greenish white-glazed Duo Egg-white-glazed Bowl with Shadowy blue glaze pot with cucumber Pat-
Mu pot of Jlngdezhen Kiln Raised Lotus ScroliDeslgn (Vuan tern deSign and handies shape(Yuan Dynasty)
.I Yuan Dynasty) Dynasty)

:1.t~.g~~~ (Bll) E3*j\.:f.t:fJt~~ (Bll) ~:f.t:UfH+Jiliji$4o/JfJt~S'E (Bll)

Celadon Kettle of Longquan Kiln Japan style Blue -and- -white tea Blue-and-whlte peonyWhite glaze tea mortar
(Ming Dynasty) pot with loop handle (Mlng (Tang) auspicious sign tea pot with loop

BJl Dynasty) handle (Ming Dynasty)

Ming Dynasty

1hil~ (~~!.R) Bt*m~~li'Y-=-JE~ (Ell) Bt*m~~li'Y7f:7\';JJ~ (Bll)

1m tat Ion anllque pot (Xu Three- egged Sand 'Ired tea Sand fired medallion pot with
Youquan) pot with inSCriptions of Shl inscriptions of Shl Da-bin
Da-bln (Ming Dynasty) (Mng Dynasty)
~~~~IJi':tr:~~ (~t*) ~~*~ (~t*§tii:tt) ~~~~1n~ Ut*) j\j&~~IJ:tr::&ff; (:It*)
Shadowy blue bowl with Lilypatterndesign Brown glaze tea cup (Northen Shadowy blue glaze double· Carved flower saucer of Yue
(Northen Song Dynasty) Song or Jin Dynasty) handles pot (Northen Song Kiln (Northen Song Dynasty)
Dynasty)

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Blue-and-white glazed bowl (Yuan Black glzed stemmed cup
Dynasty) (Yuan Dynasty:

7ttR~~~~IJ:tr:li:tr:1Jt~~ (B}l) ~:tr:J1Iij~~tv:~~ (a}j) iIf:tr::tr:~~*~ (B}l) :t€HHU~.'t~*~ (atE}l)

Bule glaze loop handle pot with carved Blue-and-white ausplcious- Blue-and-white flower and ClOisonne flYing phoeniX tea
lotus flower of Longquan Kiln (Ming animal design pot with a big bird pattern tea kettle (Ming pot (Late Ming Dynasty)
Dynasty) belly like <hrn(Mtng Dynasty)
Dynasty)

~~mgM~~IJ:tr:7t~~ (E}l) .:tr:~ (E}l) ~~g~Ullijj!j~~ (B}j) ¥f:tr:il!~~# (E}l)

Bule glaze carved flower bowl with Blue-and-whlte bowl Blue and-white tangled Blue-and-white fish-and-
dragon design of Jlngdezhen Kiln (Ming (Mtng Dynasty) branch chrysanthemum de- aquatic-plants pattern cup
Dynasty) Sign bowl of Jindengzhen Kiln (Ming Dynasty)
(Ming Dynasty)

OLD TEA SERVICE CLASSIC· 195

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Blue-and-white Yunfu pattern
pot (0 109 Dynasty)
m!lii@iIt.i!~:tH~~(iff)
Copper body painted enamel tea
pot with loop handle (Oing
Dynasty)
Qing Dynasty -*.lH*~ (tlB<!i:iff)
One-pearl- shaped kettle (Shao
youting)
3'!:±*1i~li'y~ (iff)
Mansheng Sand-fired tea pot
with half-tile shape (Oing
Dynasty)
x~¥#,t~~±~~li'Y~ (iff)
Sond fired tea pot with loop
handle & inscriptions of Deng
Kui (Qing Dynasty)
11 ;)'Hi¥ xP1S3 ~ ~ li'y w:ft "-;Jfr'!~}1J.. 'J{f" tt:t! W:ft:ftff~~ (iff)
~ (iff) ~~(iff) Blue-and-white flower
..A.In glaze Sand-fired Blue-and-white design through-carving pot
pot of Yixing Kiln "Grazing In Chibl Picture" with a big belly like drum
(Oing Dynasty) tea pot with loop handle (Olng Dynasty)
(Oing Dynasty)
w:fttT$~ (iff) 9H~ ~ iB 1'\ 1J ~ (iff)
Blue-and-whit bamboo knot teapot (Oing Hexahedral pot with squat-
Dynasty) ting-beast-shaped knob for
export (0 109 Dynasty)
1M.H~ (tlB*:!¥) JXl:ff~~ (tm~:$.) ~1t;tHi2 (~:3i:g)
Kettle in imitation of Kettle (Yang Fengnian) Fish & Dragon Pot (Huang
drum (Shao Daheng) Yulin)
~li'y)3(1J~( jff) lh ~ 1: *'T ~~ ~tHIJ ~ ~li'yfiljlfJ~ (iff)
Sand-fired square ~ (MM~B) Sand-fired carved grape tea
tea pot (0 i ng Imitation Mansheng pot (Oing Dynasty)
Dynasty) famille rose plum-
branches pot with in-
sCription (Ou Yingshao)
"1i1!J ~" ~~li;H~~~
Sand-fired tea pot with
inscriptions of "Guo liang"
4l¥~7*-=~~ (rn)
Doucal pot with the piC'
tLre of pine. baT/:Joo. rn
plum blossom (Omg
Dynasty)
~!;j.wa~ l'RiIiiltlic. (5~)
Teapot of compressed
round shape Llupel
(Omg Dynasty)
~J:t~ (5~)
Pear-shaped pot (Oing
Dynasty)
~i&1JQl¥~~(rn)
Sand-fired colored tea
pot (OingDynasty)
g,~~*otJl!i: ()~)
Golden black glaze tea
bottle (Oing Dynasty)
m~fmf!J$Hfl*~(5~)
Faml Ie rose flower&
butterf Iy-pi cture pot for
export (Oing Dynasty)
$Hfl~l!lll~~~ (j~)
Gold Inlay round pot ex-
ported to Thailand (Oing
Dynasty)
~ i& I!IU~1UHx:S'E
Sand-fired enamel color
flower design pot
~ ~j;it;fpj ~ ~1iS'E (i~ )
Sand-fired tea pot with
dragon - shaped handle
and dragon knob (Oing
Dynasty)
~~j1JQl¥~;;*:: *ot~ ()~)
Big Sand-fired colored
caddy (Omg Dynasty)
:fjH:~ ft M.x ~ J:tS'E ()~ )
Famille rose flower de-
sign pear-shaped pot
(Oing Dynasty)
~i&#~S'E (rn)
Sand-fired pot of com-
pressed well railing shape
(Omg Dynasty)
.~~. ~~ftJ:t~fi'j~
Sand-fired tea pot With
Inscriptions of "Mingyuan"
~~j41JS'E()~)
Sand-f i red square pot
(Oing Dynasty)
m*ota.l ()~) tin tea
pot(Oing Dynasty))
i1Hmft1H/ii~3lZ (i~ ~ Ft :>C* S'E (;~ )
Blue glaze flower pattern gold Tea pot WITh poem
design pot (Oing Dynasty) and prose (Oing
Dynasty)
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Small red mud pot (Oing Sand-fired bucket-
Dynasty) shaped pot (Omg
Dynasty)
!I.~~~li'jm~~(~)
Sand ·flred tea pot With loop ha1dle & Inscriptions of
Mansheng (Oing Dynasty)
$LitH.x ~;it ~ ( rn )
P<lSS design kettle with dragon
in the cloud pattern (Oing
Dynasty)
mmH~~~U~otJl!i: (~) 'j!j-ftI!*l¥~ftftt.X:
tin body cocoanut shell cary *~ (rn)
mg tea bottle (Oing Dynasty) B ue-and white
ell mel flower de
sign tea pot (Oing
Dynasty)
OLD TEA SERVICE CLASSIC • 197
Appendix: picture appreciation of other old tea sets
Jl¥~t$1t~lUt;!~lij£-n()~)
Twain enamel bowls carved
with flower and fruit pat-
terns in .. Guang cal" ( Olng
Dynasty)
Coconut
ornamental
Dynasty)
Qing Dynasty
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Yellow grounding "Fencai"
glaze tea bowl and sauce
with flower patterns (Oing
Dynasty)
m~~~(;jlJ)
oo
o'Fencal tea sets decorated
with golden pattern and
family armory (Oing
Dynasty)
Recent times
.g.#~~ (a:i:1~)
Kettle I ike peaches enfold-
ing from Mr ° Wang Baogen
pattern cup with
copper gilded and gold
Inlayed through a special
technology (Oing Dynasty)
~~:tt~tx:1Atlij£ (;~)
,oFencai" bowl-shaped lid
With flower clustering pat-
terns (Oing Dynasty)
fll!l~~:tfuffi:tttx:~ft (5~)
Kermes grounding tea bowl
and sauce with clustering
flower patterns (Oing
Dynasty)
t'r~:5HHm(~)
Teapot cask plaited with thin
b<rrtxJo strip (Oing Dynasty)
mI;j(~ (f<'E~Ii)
kettle with sphere body lid
and button overlapped from
Ms Cheng Shouzhen
° Mr Yu Guoliang
W:~Wl.A.1o/J~ffiift (;~)
Lacquer cup with shell-
made figure decoration and
seat connected (0 ing
° with vei led interlaced lotus
Dynasty)
w:tti~x:=ft~lij£ ~£:m
i.c~ (;~)
Blue flower pattern bowl-
shaped lid with poems for
decoration, three supporting
seats, marked with words
saying .. good fortune for all'o
(Oing Dynasty)
w:tt:tt~fu\ft(;~)
Blue flower grounding tea
bowl and Sauce with bird
patterns (Oing Dynasty)
t'r~*~fm(;~)
Teapot cask plaited with thin
bamboo strip with yellow
color (Oing Dynasty)
mI;j(~ (t.JIN~)
kettle with sphere body ,lid
and button overlapped from
° from recent times
S~Ilil:tt~filitx:~.lE.lij£
(;~)
White glazed stem bowl
design (Oing Dynasty )
w:tt*tfii~-n (}~)
Twain teacup-dish linkage
cups with blue flower pat-
terns (Olng Dynasty )
w:tt "ro:*OO o'~.lE.:I~W~)
High seat dish with blue
flower pattern saying "tea
preparation plot"(Oing
Dynasty)
*1IiIJ;~*m-(;~)
Wooder1 wam tea box (Oing
Dynasty)
~ ~.HIJ:tt i~'c] ~ ( lii'R:)
Sand-fired clay tea pot en-
graved flowers and poems