{"product_id":"garlic-bird-handcrafted-crystalline-glaze-ceramic-tea-pet","title":"Garlic Bird | Handcrafted Crystalline-Glaze Ceramic Tea Pet","description":"\u003cp\u003eGarlic Bird is a handcrafted ceramic tea pet with a playful idea hidden behind its name. In Chinese, Garlic Bird (蒜鳥) playfully echoes the everyday expression 算了, meaning “let it go”, “never mind”, or simply to leave something behind. Paired with its softly rounded bird form and freely rotating base, the piece carries a light-hearted reminder to set aside everyday worries and enjoy the moment at the tea table.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Gongfu tea culture, a tea pet is a small companion object placed on the tea tray or tea table during brewing. It does not take part in brewing the tea itself. Instead, it adds character and atmosphere to the tea space, becoming a small object to appreciate alongside the vessels, leaves and rhythm of the session. Garlic Bird offers an approachable and playful introduction to this tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe figure is shaped with a long, gently curved neck and a rounded body reminiscent of a garlic bulb, giving rise to the Garlic Bird (蒜鳥) name. Its smooth silhouette is balanced on a coordinating ceramic base with a concealed rotating fitting, allowing the bird to turn through 360 degrees. The small interactive detail gives the piece a sense of movement while making it equally suited to the tea table, desk or display shelf.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIts surface is finished in crystalline glaze, a ceramic technique in which crystal-like formations naturally emerge within the glaze during firing. Variations in kiln temperature, glaze thickness and crystal formation mean the final pattern cannot be completely predetermined. Colours can gather, soften and overlap differently from piece to piece, creating an ice-like, softly luminous surface unique to each firing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis natural unpredictability is an important part of the design. Crystal size, density, placement and colour transitions may vary between individual pieces, so no two Garlic Birds will appear exactly alike. Rather than being treated as imperfections, these subtle differences give each tea pet its own individual character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeven colour styles are available, ranging from softly graduated single-colour tones to a more expressive multicolour finish. Each version retains the same pale crystalline body and softly blended glaze language, allowing the colour to remain gentle rather than overly saturated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePresented in a fitted gift box, Garlic Bird works as both a tea-table companion and a small symbolic gift. Its combination of the wordplay, naturally changing crystalline glaze and rotating form gives the piece a quiet sense of humour: sometimes the best thing to bring to the tea table is simply the willingness to let something go.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Origin: Made in \u003cstrong\u003eDehua\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Product:\u003cbr\u003e1 × Crystalline-Glaze Ceramic Tea Pet\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHandcrafted in Dehua\u003c\/strong\u003e with traditional ceramic-making methods, each with a unique design and texture.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dehua","offers":[{"title":"Gradient Orange","offer_id":49776557392024,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Gradient Yellow","offer_id":49776557424792,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Gradient Green","offer_id":49776557457560,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Gradient Blue","offer_id":49776557490328,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Gradient Pink","offer_id":49776557523096,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Gradient Purple","offer_id":49776557555864,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Seven-Colour","offer_id":49776557588632,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0781\/1425\/9096\/files\/1_7761bfd1-28b2-4603-a209-6dcf0371319b.jpg?v=1788202513","url":"https:\/\/fungtea.com\/products\/garlic-bird-handcrafted-crystalline-glaze-ceramic-tea-pet","provider":"Fung Tea","version":"1.0","type":"link"}