Classification of tea sets

In its narrow sense, tea set refers to tea drinking utensils such as teacups, teapots, tea bowls, teacups, saucers and tea trays. China's tea sets, with a wide variety and beautiful appearance, not only have practical value, but also have high artistic value, so they are well-known at home and abroad and are favored by tea lovers in past dynasties. Due to different materials and origins, it can be divided into pottery tea sets, porcelain tea sets, lacquer tea sets, glass tea sets, metal tea sets and bamboo tea sets.

Tea can also be found in various ancient books: teapot, teapot, tea house, tea mortar, tea cabinet, tea press, tea trough, tea basket, tea board, saucer, tea bag, tea spoon, teaspoon and so on. How many kinds of tea sets are there? According to "Friends of Cloud Creek", "Twenty-four things Lu Yu made tea sets." According to Ten Teasets and Friends of Yunxi, writers of the Tang Dynasty, there were at least 24 kinds of ancient tea sets. The concept of "tea set" mentioned in this historical material is very different from today.