This beautiful brush is made for cleaning the inside of the teapot. I am in love with the bamboo handle so I am using it for dusting my keyboard etc, but for the tea connoisseur it is an essential item for up keeping the teapot.
The brush is used to remove any small pieces of tea leaves, for picking up the moisture left in the pot. For cleaning the hard to get to places and to give a slight polish to the pot.
L180xW100xD20mm, Japan
A neat little gun which loads 3 rounds of elastic shots.
BANG BANG BANG
“I was five and he was six
We rode on horses made of sticks
He wore black and I wore white
He would always win the fight
Bang bang, he shot me down
Bang bang, I hit the ground
Bang bang, that awful sound
Bang bang, my baby shot me down”
L280xW80xH20mm, China
A cookie mould of – a mushroom, a pomegranate and a fan.
You might find the combination a bit odd;
the mushroom is ganoderma, a type of wood fungi which is believed to give longevity, a saintly plant,
pomegrante, the whole fruit being just seeds is a symbol of fertility,
the fan is a symbol of a scholar, they are often hang on the wall to give a blessing for the family to have a scholar.
So in fact, the three items are a representation of the famous Fu Lu Shou,
Amongst the unique pottery, you will also find Mountain Folkcraft’s collection at the Cobo Ceramic Workshop X’mas Sale.
COBO CERAMIC WORKSHOP
1/F Fortune Court, 33 Morrison Hill Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
5 – 9 Dec 2014 (Fri – Tue)
13:00-20:00
L270xW100xH30mm, China
The pattern for this cookie mould is that of a lotus plant.
The Buddhist believes that the lotus is the purest of plant, it shoot up from the muddy pond but yet it has the ability to keep any dirt from attaching.
Amongst the unique pottery, you will also find Mountain Folkcraft’s collection at the Cobo Ceramic Workshop X’mas Sale.
COBO CERAMIC WORKSHOP
1/F Fortune Court, 33 Morrison Hill Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
5 – 9 Dec 2014 (Fri – Tue)
13:00-20:00
W160xL380xH250mm, China
Ceramic pillows have long been used by the Chinese, offering the pleasure of a coolness in those hot summer nights.
They became most popular in the Tang dynasty when the technique of firing has reached a certain height and pottery becomes available to the masses. Different forms and style were made and the children theme was one of them. This particular pillow is known as the “hai er zhen” and was made by the famous kiln in the South of China, Ci Zhou kiln, which is characterized by the descriptive black strokes on white clay or vice versa.
W80xL160xH25mm, China
This cute looking creature is a kirin, a mythical animal, it has the head of a horse, a pair of horns, a body full of scale and the tail of a dragon. It is kind, peace loving, for this gentle nature, it is often portrayed to be riding on clouds or waves and not treading over the delicate grass. The kirin lives in the sky and only one rare occasions will visit human, bringing along good fortune, thus seen as a good omen.
Click to see our other cookie moulds and kirins.
DIA120xL360mm, China
Before there are plastic or stainless steel drainers, the one made with bamboo is a household item. Bamboo is a faster growing plant, a material that was employed in most household objects; chairs, sieves, baskets etc. The technique of bamboo weaving became a special craft in China and Japan alike, but with the arrival of newer material such as plastic, the craft of bamboo weaving is becoming a dying art.
The bamboo strainer is perfect for making noodles.
W160xL120xH65mm, India
A wood carved stamp for printing pattern on fabric in India, a bunta.
Wonder what the pattern will look like with this stencil?
L310xW70xH20mm, China
Cookie moulds for 3 different cookies.
Happiness (喜), blessings (福), the lotus fruit.
You might wonder with the style of the cookies are so different, maybe the 2 on the left with the words are for the parents and the more graphical one for the child. All the 3 cookies are a symbol of blessing, the lotus fruit (蓮子) “lian zi” is wish for having many children, the word 蓮 “lian” sounds like 連 “consecutive” and the word 子 means sons.
Blessing cookies for the wedding with happy future and many children.
W60xL330xH30mm, China
Mountain Folkcraft 
