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Traditional Japanese teacups

Japanese-style tea sets are generally made at will, and the appearance is not too uniform, paying more attention to the craftsman spirit. China's tea sets are mostly white porcelain, which can better see the color of tea soup. As we all know, China tea culture has a long history. Although it originated in China, it has been widely welcomed in Japan, and its development speed and inheritance are even slightly better than that of China. In fact, Japan was the first country to accept China tea culture, but in the later development, it also incorporated some styles and customs of its own country. Therefore, there are some subtle differences between China and China in tea making, drinking, tea set and tea drinking etiquette.

In fact, in China, there are different tea cultures in different periods. Moreover, tea drinkers have different requirements for making tea and drinking utensils. For example, in the Tang Dynasty, people used some cakes and tea to make tea. When drinking tea, tea leaves need to be baked and ground before being boiled. The color of this tea is usually white or red. In order to see the color of tea more clearly, the inner wall of the tea set we use is white, which is why white porcelain is popular.

However, since the Song Dynasty, tea drinkers' drinking habits have also undergone some subtle changes, from frying tea to? Click a note? . As a result, the color of tea also turned directly into white. In this way, the blue and white porcelain bowls recommended by the Tang Dynasty are no longer suitable for making tea sets. Therefore, a new kind of tea set became popular in Song Dynasty. Jing 'an's black lights are the most famous, mainly black glazed teacups, which can better set off the color of tea.

However, in Japan, most of them drink tea in tea bowls. But tea sets are also very popular in Japan, mainly because the Japanese have a set? Craft? . Moreover, the tea sets they make are generally irregular and completely random. But although it seems? What a mess? But it's beautiful.