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Country
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China |
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Materials of utensils
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Глина |
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Type of firing
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Wood fired kiln |
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In ancient China, special attention was paid to the firing of ceramics when producing tableware. Nowadays, modern craftsmen continue to work with wood-fired stoves as with a living instrument, the result of firing in which is always unpredictable. Ceramic products turn out to be surprisingly organic due to firing at very high temperatures, where flying ash settles during the combustion process. Wood firing is one of the most difficult methods of decoration, because ceramics are very capricious. Gradual heating and cooling always gives a unique, exclusive and inimitable product.
The great writer Lu Xun said, "If you drink tea well, you will drink good tea, it is a kind of bliss. But in order to enjoy it, you must first cultivate gongfu experience. In addition, special sensations come during training." There is a very important link in these words, and it concerns the utensils used for drinking tea.
In China, in the city of Yixing (Chinese: 宜兴, pinyin: Yíxīng) there is the largest center of traditional production of teapots from Yixing clay. It is ideal for the workshop production of the finest ceramics, which have many small details, has the ability to "breathe", but does not let water through. This useful property allows you to create ideal teapots for brewing in every sense.
