ORiEnTspiration Tea Pot Symbols Meanings
Cast Iron Teapots
Chrysanthemum (Coaster): Symbolizes autumn harvest. It also symbolizes rich & beautiful, filled with hope.
Cherry Blossom: National flower of Japan; symbol for beauty
Coins: Prosperity
Dragon: Power, strength, and good fortune
Dragonfly: New beginnings and good fortune; marriage
Elephant: Mighty and kind.
Fire: Warmth and Romance
Ginkgo: Memory and energy
Gourd: Good health and long life
Hobnail: Strength
Horse: Leadership, intelligence and loyalty.
Lotus: A symbol of purity and enlightenment. The lotus comes out of the mire but it is not itself soiled.
Maple Leaf: Spiritual growth
Monkey: Quick witted & full with energy.
Pine Needle: Friendship and long life
Plum Blossom: Beauty, strength & will power. One of the only flowers that withstands the cold & bloom in spring
Rabbit: Happiness, fertility, good luck, and family unity
Rooster: High energy and full of warrior’s spirits. Praise those who bring good news at day break.
Ripple Pattern: Positive energy and infinity
Sea Wave & Sea Foam: Positive Change
Serpent: Wisdom
Shogun Warrior’s Armor: Strength and courage
Sun: Happiness
Tea leaf: Good health. The holes in the leaf indicate that the leaf is organic, no pesticide, bugs like to eat the leaf.
Tiger: King of the wild animals, the tiger is a symbol of courage and bravery and it can drive off demons, is a powerful protection.
Wind: Serenity
Yixing Teapots
Bamboo: Nobility & Growth
Bunny: Family unity. Gentleness and Fertility
Butterfly: Everlasting love and romance
Cat: Good Luck. They are addressed as Lucky Cat
Cherry Blossom: Beauty and Wealth
Coin: Prosperity. A gift offering for good fortune
Chrysanthemum: Symbolizes the autumn harvest. Considered rich, beautiful, & filled with hope
Dragon & Phoenix: Yin & Yang; man and woman; power & beauty balance. Renewal
Fish: Rhymes with the Chinese word: “Abundance” and symbolizes prosperity & affluence. A must have dish at Chinese New Years dinner
Frog: Good Luck charm. It is known to be able to predict future danger and warn to prevent it
Heart Sutra: The most famous part of Buddhist Bible script - the profound Prajnaparamita Enlightenment: Emptiness is form; form is also emptiness. Be at peace and rejoice within ones self
Horse: Leadership, intelligence and loyalty
Laughing Buddha: Rejoice tranquility and generosity
Lizard: A symbol of living strong
Lotus: A symbol of purity and enlightenment. The lotus comes out of the mire but it is not itself soiled
Lotus Root: To bind, connect & love each other, meaning uninterrupted, unconditioned love
Magnolia: The symbol of feminine sweetness and beauty
Monkey: Quick witted & full with energy
Mother & Baby Dragon: A newborn dragon symbolizes the coming of power and good fortune
Owl: Alertness. It is considered as a night guard blessed with great vision
Peach: Longevity
Peony: Queen of Flowers, the peony is an emblem of wealth and distinction
Pig: Wealth and prosperity
Pine: Longevity and steadfastness. Pine trees rank above all other trees and the epitome of self-discipline
Plum Blossom: Beauty, strength & will power. One of the only flowers that withstands the cold & bloom in spring
Pumpkin: Harvest; Festivity; Celebration
Rooster: High energy and full of warrior’s spirits. Praise those who bring good news at day break
Swan: Elegance & Beauty.
Tea Poem Pot: (Translates to) “The fragrance of the tea induces my fond memory. It tinkles me like the quiet stream; it delights me like the peaceful mountains after the rain.”
Tiger: The tiger is a symbol of courage and bravery and it can ward off demons, is a powerful protector
Turtle: Longevity
