{"product_id":"golden-toad-tea-pet-purple-clay-chan-chu","title":"Golden Toad Tea Pet — Purple Clay (Chan Chu)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe three-legged Golden Toad — chan chu — has sat beside tea drinkers for centuries, a small symbol of prosperity invited to every session. This one is made of unglazed purple clay, the porous stoneware of the gongfu tea tray.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA tea pet is not an ornament you dust. You feed it. Each time you brew, pour a little of the first rinse over the toad; the clay drinks it in, and over weeks and months of sessions its surface deepens in colour and takes on a soft sheen — a record of every tea you have shared with it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• Unglazed purple clay — stains and darkens with tea, exactly as it should\u003cbr\u003e• Three-legged chan chu, the classic prosperity toad of the tea tray\u003cbr\u003e• Deliberately small: 6 cm long, 3 cm tall — a quiet presence on the tray, satisfyingly heavy for its size\u003cbr\u003e• Carefully packed for the journey — clay travels well when it is packed properly\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCare: rinse with hot water only — never soap, which the porous clay would absorb. Begin with your first brew poured over it, and let it grow up with your practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease note: each piece is finished by hand, so small variations in tone and texture are part of its character.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AtlasArtisan","offers":[{"title":"Golden toad","offer_id":54532672061723,"sku":"14:200006151#Golden toad","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1063\/0709\/2763\/files\/S71d39a27cd6d4ef4b0ab70ed38efa07ad.webp?v=1793934817","url":"https:\/\/shopatlasartisan.com\/products\/golden-toad-tea-pet-purple-clay-chan-chu","provider":"AtlasArtisan","version":"1.0","type":"link"}