{"product_id":"root-bamboo-root-tea-tongs","title":"Root: Bamboo-Root Tea Tongs","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\n\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0\"\u003e\n\u003ctitle\u003eRoot: Bamboo-Root Tea Tongs — mofluxse™\u003c\/title\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e\n* { margin: 0; padding: 0; box-sizing: border-box; }\nhtml, body {\n  background: #0A0A0A !important;\n  background-color: #0A0A0A !important;\n}\nbody {\n  font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif;\n  color: #CCC;\n  overflow-x: hidden;\n}\n\n@keyframes fadeUp {\n  from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(30px); }\n  to   { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }\n}\n.fade-up {\n  opacity: 0;\n  animation: fadeUp 1.2s ease forwards;\n}\n\n.hero {\n  width: 100%;\n  min-height: 100vh;\n  display: flex;\n  flex-direction: column;\n  align-items: center;\n  justify-content: center;\n  padding: 60px 24px;\n  position: relative;\n  background: #0A0A0A !important;\n}\n.hero-img {\n  width: 100%;\n  max-width: 720px;\n  height: auto;\n  border-radius: 4px;\n  animation-delay: 0.2s;\n}\n.hero-title {\n  font-size: clamp(28px, 4vw, 48px);\n  font-weight: 700;\n  color: #F0EBE0;\n  letter-spacing: 3px;\n  text-transform: uppercase;\n  margin-top: 40px;\n  text-align: center;\n  animation-delay: 0.5s;\n}\n.hero-sub {\n  font-size: clamp(13px, 1.4vw, 16px);\n  font-weight: 300;\n  color: #B8A07A;\n  letter-spacing: 6px;\n  text-transform: uppercase;\n  margin-top: 14px;\n  animation-delay: 0.7s;\n}\n.hero-desc {\n  max-width: 560px;\n  font-size: clamp(13px, 1.3vw, 15px);\n  font-weight: 300;\n  color: #888;\n  line-height: 1.9;\n  text-align: center;\n  margin-top: 28px;\n  animation-delay: 0.9s;\n}\n\n.section {\n  width: 100%;\n  padding: 80px 24px;\n  background: #0A0A0A !important;\n}\n.section-inner {\n  max-width: 900px;\n  margin: 0 auto;\n}\n.section-tag {\n  font-size: 11px;\n  font-weight: 400;\n  color: #B8A07A;\n  letter-spacing: 5px;\n  text-transform: uppercase;\n  margin-bottom: 20px;\n  text-align: center;\n}\n.section-tag::before,\n.section-tag::after {\n  content: '';\n  display: inline-block;\n  width: 24px;\n  height: 1px;\n  background: #B8A07A;\n  vertical-align: middle;\n  margin: 0 12px;\n  opacity: 0.5;\n}\n.section-title {\n  font-size: clamp(22px, 3vw, 34px);\n  font-weight: 700;\n  color: #F0EBE0;\n  letter-spacing: 2px;\n  text-transform: uppercase;\n  text-align: center;\n  margin-bottom: 36px;\n}\n.section-text {\n  max-width: 640px;\n  margin: 0 auto 40px;\n  font-size: clamp(13px, 1.3vw, 15px);\n  font-weight: 300;\n  color: #888;\n  line-height: 2;\n  text-align: center;\n}\n.section-text em {\n  font-style: normal;\n  color: #CCC;\n  font-weight: 400;\n}\n\n.detail-grid {\n  display: grid;\n  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);\n  gap: 20px;\n  margin-top: 20px;\n}\n.detail-card {\n  position: relative;\n  overflow: hidden;\n  border-radius: 4px;\n}\n.detail-card img {\n  width: 100%;\n  height: 280px;\n  object-fit: cover;\n  display: block;\n  transition: transform 0.8s ease;\n}\n.detail-card:hover img {\n  transform: scale(1.05);\n}\n.detail-card .dc-label {\n  position: absolute;\n  bottom: 0;\n  left: 0;\n  right: 0;\n  padding: 14px 16px;\n  background: linear-gradient(transparent, rgba(0,0,0,0.85));\n  font-size: 11px;\n  font-weight: 600;\n  color: #B8A07A;\n  letter-spacing: 2px;\n  text-transform: uppercase;\n}\n@media (max-width: 700px) {\n  .detail-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; 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}\n}\n\n.closing {\n  width: 100%;\n  padding: 100px 24px 80px;\n  text-align: center;\n  border-top: 1px solid rgba(184,160,122,0.15);\n  background: #0A0A0A !important;\n}\n.closing-brand {\n  font-size: clamp(20px, 3vw, 32px);\n  font-weight: 700;\n  color: #F0EBE0;\n  letter-spacing: 8px;\n  text-transform: uppercase;\n  margin-bottom: 16px;\n}\n.closing-line {\n  width: 40px;\n  height: 1px;\n  background: #B8A07A;\n  margin: 0 auto 20px;\n}\n.closing-text {\n  font-size: 13px;\n  font-weight: 300;\n  color: #777;\n  letter-spacing: 1px;\n  line-height: 1.8;\n}\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003csection class=\"hero\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg class=\"hero-img fade-up\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0772\/5367\/3127\/files\/yf-generated-node-yyr022ebxqe_1.png?v=1790594738\" alt=\"Bamboo-Root Tea Tongs\"\u003e\n  \u003ch1 class=\"hero-title fade-up\"\u003eRoot\u003c\/h1\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"hero-sub fade-up\"\u003eBamboo-Root Tea Tongs\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"hero-desc fade-up\"\u003eFound, not made. These tea tongs are carved from a single bamboo root — the gnarled, knotted part that grows underground — and shaped only as much as the root allows. The artisan follows the natural curves, the knots, the twists, removing just enough to make the tongs function. What remains is not a tool but a piece of the earth, smoothed by decades of growth and finished by human hands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\n\u003csection class=\"section\"\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"section-inner\"\u003e\n    \u003cp class=\"section-tag fade-up\"\u003eThe Story\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003ch2 class=\"section-title fade-up\"\u003eFollowing the Root\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cp class=\"section-text fade-up\"\u003eBamboo-root carving is one of the three great root-carving traditions of China, alongside wood and stone. But bamboo root is different: it is lighter, more fibrous, and full of the strange, unpredictable forms that only underground growth can produce. A master carver does not impose a design on the root. Instead, the root suggests the design, and the carver listens. This is suixing — \"following the form\" — the highest principle of root carving.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp class=\"section-text fade-up\"\u003eTea tongs are the simplest tool in the ceremony: two arms, a hinge, a gentle squeeze to lift a warm cup from the wash. Yet in bamboo root, even this simple form becomes unique. \u003cem\u003eNo two roots grow alike\u003c\/em\u003e, and so no two pairs of tongs are alike. The knots become finger rests. The curves become handles. The grain becomes grip. To use them is to hold something that was already there, waiting to be found.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\n\u003csection class=\"section\" style=\"padding-top: 20px;\"\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"section-inner\"\u003e\n    \u003cp class=\"section-tag fade-up\"\u003eDetail\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003ch2 class=\"section-title fade-up\"\u003eClose Examination\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"detail-grid\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"detail-card fade-up\"\u003e\n        \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0772\/5367\/3127\/files\/yf-generated-node-sfp9v4qa15.png?v=1790594738\" alt=\"Bamboo root texture\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"dc-label\"\u003eRoot Texture\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"detail-card fade-up\" style=\"animation-delay: 0.15s;\"\u003e\n        \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0772\/5367\/3127\/files\/yf-generated-node-cjanqyslff.png?v=1790594738\" alt=\"Knot detail\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"dc-label\"\u003eNatural Knot\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"detail-card fade-up\" style=\"animation-delay: 0.3s;\"\u003e\n        \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0772\/5367\/3127\/files\/yf-generated-node-uu2f7j3db6o.png?v=1790594738\" alt=\"Tong tip detail\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"dc-label\"\u003eTong Tips\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\n\u003csection class=\"section\"\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"section-inner\"\u003e\n    \u003cp class=\"section-tag fade-up\"\u003eIn Context\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003ch2 class=\"section-title fade-up\"\u003eThe Art of Use\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"scene-stack\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"scene-card fade-up\"\u003e\n        \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0772\/5367\/3127\/files\/yf-generated-node-wjdcs0reru.png?v=1790594738\" alt=\"Tea tongs with cup\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"sc-caption\"\u003eWith Tea Cup\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"scene-card fade-up\" style=\"animation-delay: 0.15s;\"\u003e\n        \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0772\/5367\/3127\/files\/yf-generated-node-0vbmsyb9gla.png?v=1790594738\" alt=\"Tea tongs on bark\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"sc-caption\"\u003eOn Tree Bark\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"scene-card fade-up\" style=\"animation-delay: 0.3s;\"\u003e\n        \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0772\/5367\/3127\/files\/yf-generated-node-bhg9fvh5fym.png?v=1790594738\" alt=\"Tea tongs on stone\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"sc-caption\"\u003eOn River Stone\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\n\u003csection class=\"section\"\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"section-inner\"\u003e\n    \u003cp class=\"section-tag fade-up\"\u003eSpecification\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003ch2 class=\"section-title fade-up\"\u003eCraft \u0026amp; Material\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"spec-grid\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"spec-item fade-up\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"sk\"\u003eMaterial\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"sv\"\u003eAged bamboo root, single piece\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"spec-item fade-up\" style=\"animation-delay: 0.1s;\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"sk\"\u003eTechnique\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"sv\"\u003eSuixing — following natural root form\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"spec-item fade-up\" style=\"animation-delay: 0.15s;\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"sk\"\u003eFinish\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"sv\"\u003eHand-sanded, natural oil, no stain\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"spec-item fade-up\" style=\"animation-delay: 0.2s;\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"sk\"\u003eForm\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"sv\"\u003eChajia — tea tongs for warming cups\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"spec-item fade-up\" style=\"animation-delay: 0.25s;\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"sk\"\u003eOrigin\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"sv\"\u003eZhejiang \/ Fujian bamboo-root tradition\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"spec-item fade-up\" style=\"animation-delay: 0.3s;\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"sk\"\u003eEach Piece\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"sv\"\u003eHand-carved, root form unique\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\n\u003csection class=\"closing\"\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"closing-brand fade-up\"\u003emofluxse™\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"closing-line fade-up\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"closing-text fade-up\"\u003eObjects made to be held, used, and passed on.\u003cbr\u003eQuiet luxury, built to last.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"mofluxse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51433206284455,"sku":null,"price":89.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0772\/5367\/3127\/files\/yf-generated-node-yyr022ebxqe_1.png?v=1790594738","url":"https:\/\/mofluxse.com\/products\/root-bamboo-root-tea-tongs","provider":"mofluxse","version":"1.0","type":"link"}