Featured Imperial Kangxi seal

oke than i have a pretty paperweight.

 

My sincere apologies to everyone who reacted to my post for being such a Pain in the ***ss and pretty stubborn. While all you wanted to do is help me and put me straight. In the future i will trust on all of your judgements, and realize i don't know it all. And i think i must stop hoping to find the impossible.

 

Dear Hunt-We've all fallen in love with a piece (or 20 !), only to find out it wasn't what it seemed. If it gives you joy-keep on keeping on ! If it's cheap-jump on it, if more expensive- why not run it past your concerned friends here ? Yes,you might lose a world-changing find,but there's a better than even chance you'll avoid getting burned.
PS-The good news, look at all the help you got-what an amazing Website this is !!!

 

on the upside Hunt2 ..... this all helped me to learn that the Yixing seal I have , is known as a Tea Pet !!!
Thanks..

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Looks like a Chia Tea Pet to me-plant some seeds on his noggin,he'll look like a baby dragon with an Afro,cuteness overload !

 

cool can you show the underside? By the way what is a tea pet?

 

"A tea pet is a traditional craft from China, which is usually made from yixing clay (also known as 'zisha') and ceramic. It's a tea lover's practice in China to nourish the tea pets by rinsing them with tea liquor. This is a part of a traditional Chinese tea ceremony and that's why they are usually placed on tea trays when one is making tea.
How to nourish a yixing tea pet?

• Pu erh tea is often considered the most suitable for raising a tea pet. This does NOT mean other tea types such as black, green and oolong tea are unsuitable. However, you should consistently use one tea type when taking care of the pet.
• Pour regularly tea liquor on the pet. Don't use plain water! Over time your tea pet will slowly develop a scent of the tea that you drink.
• Clean your tea pet with a soft brush and rub it with a soft cloth. When you do this, the pet the hand-feel of the pet will slowly change from rough to smooth and it will become shiny.
• The above is the most natural way to raise a pet. However, a shortcut is to leave your pet for a 2-4 days in tea liquor to obtain faster effect. However, like many things in life, there are no shortcuts to perfection. If you consider this approach, raising a tea pet probably isn't something for you."

https://www.teasenz.com/teaware/tea...KeFuOkct3vwpAZfBgFNDB-RGp5799_oxmLmEZdbio6caI

 

you learn something every day

 

Interesting. Thanks

 

I must say, @komokwa's tea pet looks malnourished.

Edited, to remove a potentially hurtful comment.