999 Sterling Silver Petal Tea Pot Holder

In the Tang garden, petals fell from the flowering branches with a grace that the poets described as the garden's own calligraphy: each one a small character in the language of impermanence and beauty. The 999 Sterling Silver Petal Tea Pot Holder translates this delicate aesthetic into the functional form of a tea pot support, its high-fired ceramic body dressed in an S999 sterling silver exterior overlay worked with a petal design of soft, curving relief, available in the Cheng Yi and Stone variants.

Key Features

• Material: High-fired ceramic with S999 sterling silver exterior overlay
• Available in: Cheng Yi, Stone

Artisan Craftsmanship

The petal design on the S999 sterling silver exterior overlay of both the Cheng Yi and Stone variants is executed with the quiet attention to organic form that distinguishes Tang silverwork at its most refined: the petals worked into the silver surface with a depth of relief that catches the light softly and shifts as the holder is viewed from different angles. The Cheng Yi variant brings a structured, formal elegance; the Stone variant incorporates an earthy, textured quality into the design. Both are precise in their dimensions, providing a stable and aesthetically coherent base for the tea pot above.

Cultural Symbolism

The petal in Chinese culture is a symbol of transient beauty: the flower that blooms and falls within days, its beauty more precious for being temporary. A petal motif on a tea pot holder is a poetic statement: that the ceremony taking place above this surface is one of beautiful impermanence, to be appreciated fully in the moment. The Cheng Yi variant speaks of the ceremony's structure and discipline; the Stone variant, of the deep, enduring ground from which all beauty grows.

The Perfect Gift

A completing piece for a refined tea table, suited as a gift to a tea ceremony practitioner or a collector who attends to the supporting objects as carefully as to the primary vessels. The choice of variant allows personalisation of the gift's aesthetic register.

Imperial Brocade Gift Box

For those who wish to present this piece in a manner befitting its heritage, the Imperial Brocade Gift Box is available as a top-up of $32.80. Inspired by the richly patterned brocade silks of the Tang imperial court, the box elevates every gifting occasion into a ceremony of its own, enveloping the piece in layers of cultural symbolism and regal presentation.

A petal supports the pot, impermanence supports the ceremony: beauty rests upon beauty at this table.