Isn’t this just an amazing little teapot? I found this special teapot on Ebay and immediately fell in love with the unique and beautiful designs that literally cover the porcelain. The spout is uniquely shaped and the craftsmanship looked impressive from the photographs that accompanied the listing.
However I found myself wondering—what do the characters on the back of the teapot say? Do they say “enjoy your cup of tea”? Do they say “This teapot is made in China”? Do they say “These words make absolutely no sense whatsoever”? I will probably never know what they say. They might even say “You need to check the dimension sizes of items when you order” because I was actually very surprised with this package arrived.
As you can see this is a teeny tiny teapot and I probably would not have purchased it if I had paid attention to the listing specifics. While it is cute and adorable sometimes size does indeed matter and in this case I am wishing it was large enough to brew more than a half a cup of tea! Lesson learned, right? Maybe I can repurpose it into something else. Suggestions?
My tea quote today comes from my friend, Darlene, who blogs at Darlene Foster’s Blog where she has just revealed some amazing and exciting news. She found this quote in her readings and passed it along for me and I had to include it this week. I love it and am grateful to her for sharing it with me.
Strange how a teapot can represent at the same time
the comforts of solitude
and the pleasure of company.
Author Unknown
It's Just Life 
Really like that quote. Normally I am a die hard coffee drinker. However on many cold winter nights a hot cup of tea does provide me some added warmth while reading or watching the birds.
I love coffee, too, Ozzie but that is usually my morning drink. Later on it is tea–all tea!
Ozzie, Thanks–it is a good quote, isn’t it? Everyone looks for teapots and tea quotes for me===isn’t that sweet?
Well it’s a very sweet teeny teapot!
Good Morning!
It’s adorable…but I’m thinking its an individual size teapot to use with those small 2-4 ounce sip cups that don’t even have a handle!! Love the quote.
I don’t think it would even fill up one of those!!! It is seriously small.
Perhaps you could put it in your office and keep pens and pencils and the like in it..
I am thinking paper clips…..
I asked a fellow-worker if he could read Chinese, unfortunately he is way too Americanized. Sorry.
Aw-thanks for trying!!!!
Goodness! A baby teapot. Is it doll-size or bigger than that? Well, it’s cute anyhow. 🙂
It is bigger than doll size—well–it if is a huge doll maybe not . 🙂
I like it just the way it is. Maybe you can find a translation thing on Google and figure out what it says.
That is exactly what I need to do. In my spare time…..
It would be cool if you could figure it out. 🙂
Ha, I can’t really tell from the photos how tiny it is. No wonder you were unaware of the size issue. But it’s darling and I LOVE the quote!
Hugs from Ecuador,
Kathy
That is why I put the quarter there—it is so tiny!!!! But very cute. I just need to not share when I brew in it. So good to have you back!
ah, but it’s so cute!!! maybe a bonsai tree or put some bamboo shoots in it to grow?
would be very interesting to see what the characters mean.
Oh bamboo shoots would be perfect!!!! You guys have such great ideas!
I think it’s adorable! And I agree with the previous comment that perhaps you could somehow find a translation online!
I need to work on it!!!!
Let us know if you find out what the words mean!
This will make an adorable teapot for tea with your future grandchildren! 😉
🙂
Thanks for the mention. I am happy to share tea quotes with you. This is a sweet little teapot, perhaps an Asian friend can translate the back for you. It is probably best for a strong green tea like a matcha, that you don’t need much of to feel refreshed.
Oh good call on the type to brew in it!!! I agree!!! It would be perfect for that!!!
I’ve sent the picture of the back to an Asian friend hoping she can translate it for us. (Hope there are no bad words)
My Chinese Canadian friend Emma said the first 2 pairs of characters (vertical and starting from the right) mean “fragrance of tea permeates the air.” She thinks the rest mean something similar but is doing more research. HOpe this helps.
You are WONDERFUL!! Thanks for finding out for me!!! You rock!
My friend did more research and here is the full meaning of the characters: “Rich in fragrance, charming colors, sweet and melodious sound as rhythmic flow of waters” Very lovely. When you tell your friends the meaning of the characters, they will think you are so clever!
That is so wonderful! Thank you so much and I am lifting my tea cup to your wonderful friend who provided the translation!!!!
I will pass this on to Emma and Clare. They both worked on it.
I think her spout gives her a little attitude to counter her size! Kind of like me! 😉
Perhaps a neddy pot or a planter?
Oh no—–I could never look at it the same if I used it for a netti pot!!!!
It’s cute. Sorry, can’t translate what those characters mean.
Rats. I was counting on you, Karen!!! 🙂 Thanks for stopping by!!! I need to hop over to read what you have been up to!
It looked much larger until you placed the coin there!