Talking about the glass tea set with a long history

Although China’s glaze production technology started early, it was not until the Tang Dynasty that China began to fire glazed tea sets with the increase of cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries and the continuous introduction of western glazed ware. The plain face circle foot light yellow glazed tea cup and plain face light yellow glazed tea saucer enshrined by Tang Xizong, unearthed in the underground palace of Famen Temple in Fufeng, Shaanxi Province, are authentic Chinese glazed tea sets. Although the shape is primitive, the decoration is simple, the texture is mixed, and the transparency is low, it shows that China’s glazed tea set has started in the Tang Dynasty, and it can be regarded as a precious thing at that time.
Yuan Zhen of the Tang Dynasty once wrote a poem praising the colored glaze, saying that it was “colored with cold ice, nothing separated from dust. If you can’t see it like a feast, you can see it like a jade”. It is no wonder that when the Tang Dynasty worshipped the Buddhist bone relics of the Famen Temple, it also included the glazed tea set in the offerings. In the Song Dynasty, China’s unique high-lead glazed ware came out one after another. In the Yuan and Ming Dynasties, large-scale glazed workshops appeared in Shandong, Xinjiang and other places.
During the reign of the Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty, a palace glaze factory was also set up in Beijing. However, from the Song Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, although there was a production of colored glaze devices and their value was valuable, most of them were mainly made of colored glaze artworks, only a small number of tea set products, and there was no large-scale production of colored glaze tea sets.
In modern times, with the rise of the glass industry, glass tea sets rose rapidly. This is because the glass is transparent, shiny, and plastic. Therefore, tea sets made of it have different shapes, wide uses, low price, and convenient purchase, and are praised by tea people. Among many glass tea sets, the glass tea cup is more common. It can be used to brew tea. The color and lustre of the tea soup, the beauty of the tea, and the ups and downs of the tea during the brewing process can be seen. Therefore, it can be used to brew all kinds of delicate and famous tea, which is more valuable for tasting and serving guests at home. It is a good tea drinking vessel.
In modern times, glassware has made great progress. The glass is transparent, shiny, plastic in shape, various in shape and widely used. However, the glass tea cup is fragile and fragile, which is hotter than the ceramic cup.
Making tea with glass tea sets, the bright color of tea soup, the delicate and soft tea, the movement of tea up and down during the whole brewing process, and the gradual extension of leaves can be seen at a glance, which can be said to be a dynamic art appreciation. Especially for brewing various kinds of scented tea and famous tea, the tea set is crystal clear, the mist in the cup is misty, clear and green, the buds and leaves are blossoming, and the scenery is beautiful and interesting. Moreover, the glasses are cheap and good in quality, and are popular with consumers.