"Old-fashioned Asian tea models have a record that spans around a millennium, carefully intertwined with the development of Chinese tea culture itself. Tea was first grown and... more"Old-fashioned Asian tea models have a record that spans around a millennium, carefully intertwined with the development of Chinese tea culture itself. Tea was first grown and eaten through the Tang Empire (618-907 AD), and it had been in this period that the utilization of tea models turned widespread. The first tea pieces were easy, produced from materials like earthenware, and were used mostly for making loose tea leaves. As tea consuming developed in to a advanced cultural practice, the design and resources of tea sets also advanced. The Music Empire (960-1279 AD) found the emergence of particular tea pieces produced from porcelain, noted for their fine quality and cosmetic appeal. These pottery tea pieces were frequently furnished with elaborate types, sending the creative sensibilities of the time. The Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 AD) further revolutionized tea tradition with the introduction of loose-leaf tea, ultimately causing the development of the teapot as a main part of the tea set. The Yixing... less