A silver kettle is a highlight on the tea mat. A handmade silver kettle with a beautiful shape shows the extraordinary taste of tea lovers. Silverware has been a symbol of status since ancient times. In the past, silver utensils were used by nobles. In all dynasties, it was said that "boiling water is most noble with a silver kettle, and making tea is most respected with a silver kettle."
The world admires silver kettles firstly because silver itself is clean and odorless and not easy to rust. Boiling water with a silver kettle can make the water quality soft, smooth and silky. When used to make tea, it not only enhances the fragrance of tea and releases the aroma of tea, but also awakens the taste of tea, which is unmatched by other utensils.
Today, Tongxin She Teahouse recommends the "Winter Boiling Snow" Xueji Seeking Plum pure silver kettle from Hangzhou's century-old Luyi.
The "Winter Boiling Snow" series extracts product symbols from natural elements in autumn. By positioning the lifestyle of ancient literati and combining the characteristics of users in the new era, from the improvement of appearance and value to the perfection of quality and function, it brings a new tea-drinking experience.
After the snow has just cleared, the sparse forest is open and refreshing. The river is vast and the cold smoke is misty. The mountains are far away and the snow is heavy.
Now, learning from the ancients, boiling tea and melting snow with two or three friends, sitting beside several plum trees, smelling the delicate fragrance for pure appreciation. In the ice and snow, holding a cup of hot tea in hand, how wonderful.
"Xueji" large kettle/650ml. To show the atmosphere of winter snow scenery, the designer team carefully selects a jade cover of emerald. The jade is green and dripping, natural and flawless, just like the pure and clean snow scenery.
The whole kettle is full and has a folded shoulder, adding interest to the traditional shape.
The handle is engraved with a plum branch, selected from "Plum Blossom Poetic Picture" by painter Wang Yansou of the Southern Song Dynasty.
The plum branch is thick and strong, and plum blossoms are blooming on the branch. Ink dots are buds. In the cold winter, the pride of plum blossoms is vividly presented.
The ancients loved plum blossoms for their coldness without being bland and their richness without being gaudy. The graceful posture of plum blossoms with sparse shadows and the pleasant delicate fragrance are all telling the image of a modest gentleman.
Lift the kettle gently, and the painting is in your hand. The fragrance of plum blossoms comes naturally.
Outside the window is the snow scenery, and inside is the warm air. Tea is brewed with snow and tastes even more clear and cool. It is called "half-day river water". Free from dust and dirt, a secluded person sips this, which is enough to break the cold.
"Xueji" small kettle/200ml is also decorated with a large jade cover of emerald. The knob and handle are made of carefully selected ebony, telling the simplicity and elegance of the woodland in winter snow.
"Xueji" glazed tea table is different from the single material in the past. This time, the tea table combines glazed and wood.
The triangular strip-shaped wooden blocks are combined with the large-area glazed tea table, just like the faintly emerging mountain peaks on the frozen lake surface.
When the silver kettle is placed on it, there is an even colder feeling in winter.
Where can we find the joy of life? It's just a few plum blossoms that contain the heart of heaven and earth. Singing loudly in the middle of the night when the snow is pressing on the cottage, boiling live fire in the stove with a tea kettle. That's all.
PS: Purple-skin silver kettles are loved by tea lovers because of their calm color, luster that seems to be hidden and revealed, and sometimes there is a flash of inspiration. The so-called purple skin is a specially adjusted craft, that is, the silver surface is formed by special plant toning, rendering a quiet, simple and elegant style. The purple skin can change with time and environment. During use, with the brewing and nurturing of tea lovers, it presents different patina aesthetics.
As the saying goes, "One point of art requires ten points of workmanship."
For friends who really understand kettles, the value of a kettle lies in its workmanship. And a little improvement in craftsmanship often requires several times or even dozens of times more labor.
From melting silver to polishing and coloring the finished product, it needs to go through nearly a hundred processes such as taking materials, pressing plates, cutting plates, making the kettle body, making the spout, repairing the kettle body, engraving, polishing and so on. A silver kettle with excellent workmanship is hard to come by.
As the number of hammering increases gradually, the hammer marks and texture of the kettle body become more and more delicate. The more textured the kettle wall is, the surface luster will change accordingly.