Feng Shui and Everything Fancy

Since I started to include drinking tea in my daily routine, I’ve been in search of “collectible” tea sets. When I’m out shopping I don’t miss the home area section of the mall in search of the “It” tea set that will make me enjoy my tea better. So when I came across this Red-Crowned Crane Inner Painting Tea Set from Good Orient, I thought of it as unique and pretty. Makes you wonder how they were able to paint inside the tea set? Me too.

“Inner Painting,” or painting inside glass spheres or snuff bottles, originated during the Ming Dynasty. The craft came about when the elegant art of painting and ceramics making in China had reached a peak.

Its awesome how they were able to paint the image of the red-crowned crane perfectly inside the tea set. In Feng Shui, cranes are symbol of rejuvenation. A crane’s wing was used as amulet against tiredness and exhaustion, because people admired it for untiring strength in flight. Placing a metal crane sculpture in the garden symbolizes long life.

I just hope the paint won’t rub off when I made my fave cup of tea in this tea set. But still, I fancy it for its beauty and uniqueness.

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