teaware
Vessels for brewing infusions
Teaware is the collective term for vessels and utensils used in preparing and serving tea: teapots, cups, saucers, infusers, and the like.
The word appears most often in contexts where tea preparation is treated as craft or ceremony rather than mere routine: She collected antique Chinese teaware.
Compare tableware, dinnerware.
Translucent fired clay
- stonewareDense ceramic fired hot
- glazeThin lustrous coating
- kilnOven for hardening clay
- firingTerminating employment
pottery · clay · celadon · raku · terracotta · delftware · vitrification · wheel-thrown
Spouted vessel for heating water
- infuserDevice for steeping tea
- strainerPerforated draining vessel
- samovarWater-heating tea vessel
- steepingSoaking to extract flavor
temperature · timer · loose-leaf · thermometer · warming · preheating · decanting
Powdered Japanese green tea
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- etiquetteRules of polite conduct
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- ceremonialRelating to formal rites
zen · kaiseki · tatami · presentation
Old valued collectible
- vintageQuality from past eras
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- auctionCompetitive public sale
- patinaSurface film from aging
authenticity · provenance · appraisal · restoration · conservation · hallmark · signed · rare
porcelain
Translucent fired clay
firing · pottery · clay · celadon · raku · terracotta · delftware · vitrification · wheel-thrown · handcrafted
kettle
Spouted vessel for heating water
steeping · temperature · timer · loose-leaf · thermometer · warming · preheating · decanting
matcha
Powdered Japanese green tea
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- etiquetteRules of polite conduct
- traditionCustom passed through generations
ceremonial · zen · kaiseki · tatami · presentation
antique
Old valued collectible
patina · authenticity · provenance · appraisal · restoration · conservation · hallmark · signed · rare · estate-sale
scoop
First-reported story
- tea ceremonymatcha, kama, bamboo whisk, kaiseki, tatami
teawarecoffeeware
Vessels for brewing drinks
coffee service · coffee maker · barware · beer steins · French press
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