Tea, a national treasure, its fresh, mellow, sweet and brisk flavor needs a fine vessel to preserve it carefully. Tongxin She Teahouse solemnly recommends two exquisitely crafted pure tin tea caddies to you today—"Bamboo and Stone" and "Three Friends". Decorated with natural lacquer on the surface and made of high-purity refined tin, they are not only "fresh-keeping warehouses" that guard the fragrance of tea, but also artistic masterpieces that adorn the tea table.
Pure tin has always been known as the "magic weapon for storing tea". Its sealing performance is excellent, which can effectively isolate air, moisture and light, prevent tea from oxidation and deterioration, and thus lock the fresh and brisk original flavor of tea for a long time. Compared with other materials, tin caddies are warm in texture, do not absorb the fragrance of tea, and have no peculiar smell. They can create a dry, clean and stable "comfort zone" for tea, allowing you to taste the freshness as if it were just picked every time you brew.
The two tin caddies "Bamboo and Stone" and "Three Friends" brought to you this time can be described as two brilliant pearls.
First, let's look at the "Bamboo and Stone" tin caddy, which embodies the moral character of a gentleman and the spirit of perseverance. This tin caddy can hold about 320 grams of Tieguanyin, with a height of 160 millimeters, a diameter of 110 millimeters, and an inner diameter of 72 millimeters. The body of the caddy is engraved with Zheng Xie's famous line: "Firmly grasping the green mountain and never letting go, its roots are originally in the broken rock. Through thousands of trials and tribulations, it remains firm and strong, letting the east, west, south and north winds blow." The brushwork is vigorous and forceful, fully showing the arrogance of bamboo and stone. The caddy is also accompanied by elegant seals such as "Clear Shadow", "Always Happy" and "Bamboo and Stone Obtain True Fun", with profound implications. It adopts a square design of "One Square Top Ten Circles", made by hand pasting and welding. This "Heaven is Round and Earth is Square" shape symbolizes the indomitable spirit. Placing it on the desk, you can feel a strong cultural atmosphere and feel refreshed.
Next, let's look at the "Three Friends" tin caddy, which depicts the elegant artistic conception of the "Three Friends of Winter"—plum, bamboo and pine accompanying each other. This tin caddy can hold about 255 grams of Tieguanyin, with a height of 145 millimeters, a diameter of 102 millimeters, and an inner diameter of 56 millimeters. The body of the caddy depicts an elegant picture of plum, bamboo and pine, and is inscribed with "Plums fall on idle branches, phoenix-perching bamboos are planted in the courtyard, and pine wind rises again quietly". The picture is vivid and full of poetic and artistic conception.
Both tin caddies are hand-made with natural lacquer, healthy and non-toxic, with smooth and delicate paint surface and very comfortable touch. The lacquer craftsmanship is complex and time-consuming, with the saying "A catty of lacquer from a hundred miles and a thousand knives", which shows its preciousness. The production process needs to go through repeated procedures such as applying primer, applying lacquer, drying in the shade, polishing,揩qing and polishing, with a total time of up to 3 months. Every step needs to be rigorous and careful, and a little mistake will make all previous efforts in vain. It is in such bit by bit polishing that the beauty of lacquerware can be slowly released in the years to come.
Their surfaces adopt hand-carving craftsmanship, carving patterns on the utensils, showing profound humanistic atmosphere and life aesthetics. The random texture formed by the drift lacquer process makes each tea warehouse unique. This beauty is not static, but will be slowly released with the passage of time, becoming more and more charming the more it is used.
The "Bamboo and Stone" and "Three Friends" pure tin tea caddies of Tongxin She skillfully integrate traditional tin craftsmanship, lacquer techniques and modern aesthetics. The interior is polished by hand, clean and tidy; the exterior is exquisitely carved with profound implications. It is not only a practical choice for storing and protecting tea, but also an artwork worth playing with and passing down from generation to generation on the tea table.
Natural lacquer, healthy in color; fresh-keeping and flavor-preserving, national beauty and heavenly fragrance. If you want to take this elegance and practicality home, welcome to visit Tongxin She Teahouse's official website www.txs-tea.com to purchase. Let this square tin caddy accompany you to taste all the tea fragrance and enjoy the quiet time alone.