NimaTea Chinese Tea Pet Zisha Lucky Toad, Offers Traditional Handmade Purple Clay Teapet on Your Kung Fu Tea Tray, Kept by Collectors and Tea Lovers for Prosperity and Good Luck.

What is a Tea Pet?

A tea pet, also known as a tea lover's pet, is a small clay figure which is kept by some tea drinkers for good luck.

Tea lovers in China 'raise' a tea pet by placing it on the tea tray with other tea accessories and pouring hot tea over it, normally on the first brew.
The action of pouring tea over the tea pet is known as nourishing it.

Can Tell Me More About Lucky Toad?

Lucky toad is called ‘Chan Chu’ in chinese and also shares other common names like "Chinese Money Toad" or "Money Frog".
It is a folk tale mythical creature that is three legged frog. This mythical creature is said to attract and protect wealth, and guards against bad luck.

In feng shui, chinese believe the money frog should be placed inward with its mouth facing the home, and away from the door to attract wealth.
It is also believed to double the owner's wealth when money is placed below the money frog's third leg.

Therefore it makes as a great gift to anyone who wants to attract good luck.

Why is Zisha (Purple Clay) the best stoneware for a tea pet?

Zisha also known as purple clay, has been the best material used in China to brew tea dating back to the 15th century.
Most of the chinese tea pets are handmade from Zisha or purple clay.

With prolonged use, Zisha will absorb the tea, and its surface will gradually become smoother, shinier and glossier along with the aroma of the tea.
Its appearance changes and becomes even more attractive.

This feature makes most tea lovers yearn to keep a tea pet for their collection alongside their gongfu tea set.

According to the Ming dynasty author Zhou Gaoqi, Zisha tea wares first became popular with the scholarly class,
and the fame of Zisha teapots began to spread throughout China till today.

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