• Bask brass frog detail callout: solid cast brass, bored incense socket, flat stable base
  • Bask brass frog sitting as a tea pet on a wet walnut tea tray beside a clay gaiwan and cups
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Bask™ Brass Frog

Bask™ Brass Frog

Solid brass tea pet with an incense socket

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Holds one stickSolid cast brassFlat stable baseFits in a palm

One small job, done well

Bored socket holds a standard incense stick uprightSolid cast brass has the weight to stay putFlat cast knees form a wide, stable footprint
Solid cast brassAntique sand-cast patinaBored incense socket
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A solid cast-brass frog sitting cross-legged, about 4.5 cm tall. Between its feet a small lotus pad is bored through with a socket that holds one standard incense stick upright. Part tea pet, part incense holder — a small object that does one quiet job well.

Product Info

Solid cast brass with antique patina

Material

One size — approx. 4.5 cm tall x 5 cm wide

Sizes

Fits one standard incense stick

Socket

Overview

A tea pet is the small figure that lives on a tea tray. You splash it with the rinse water each time you brew, and over months the metal darkens and settles into a softer tone. It isn't decoration you dust — it's a small thing that quietly ages alongside a daily habit.

Bask™ is that figure, cast in solid brass and sitting cross-legged with its knees flat to the table. Between its feet, a small lotus pad is bored through with a socket sized for a standard incense stick. Push one in, light it, and the smoke rises straight up past a very calm frog.

It's small — around 4.5 cm tall, about the height of the little cup next to it — and heavy for its size, because it's solid metal rather than plated hollow-ware. That weight is why it doesn't shuffle when you knock the tray, and why a burning stick stays upright in it.

Sand-cast, so no two are quite identical: the patina settles into every recess and the raised edges rub bright where your fingers land. Put it on a tea tray, a windowsill or the corner of a desk and let it get on with its one job.

Care

Let the stick burn out fully and cool, then tap the ash out of the socket. A cocktail stick clears anything stubborn.

Wipe with a dry or barely damp cloth. Brass is meant to darken — if you prefer it bright, buff occasionally with a brass cloth. Avoid abrasive cleaners, which strip the antique patina out of the cast detail.

Burning incense leaves a warm base and light ash. Sit it on a coaster, tray or stone rather than directly on bare polished wood.

Materials

Solid Cast Brass Sand-cast in solid brass, not plated hollow-ware — the reason a piece this small still has real heft in the hand.

Antique Patina A darkened oxidised finish settles into the recesses while the raised edges stay bright, so the cast detail reads clearly. It deepens with handling.

Bored Incense Socket A round hole drilled through the small lotus pad between the frog's crossed feet, sized to grip one standard incense stick upright.

Specifications

• Material: solid cast brass
• Height: approx. 4.5 cm (1.8 in)
• Width across the knees: approx. 5 cm (2 in)
• Finish: antique sand-cast patina
• Holds: one standard incense stick
• Doubles as a tea-tray tea pet

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Bask brass frog sitting as a tea pet on a wet walnut tea tray beside a clay gaiwan and cups

plainly, for the uninitiated

What a Tea Pet Actually Is

A tea pet is the small figure that sits on a tea tray while you brew. Each time you rinse the pot, you splash it — and over months the metal darkens and softens in tone. It has no job except to be there, a small marker that you stopped and made tea properly.

a bored socket in the lotus pad

It Holds One Incense Stick

Between the frog's crossed feet, a small lotus pad is drilled through with a socket sized for a standard incense stick. Push a stick in, light it, and it stands upright on its own — one thin ribbon of smoke, no separate holder to find. Afterwards the cooled ash taps straight back out of the hole.

Bask brass frog detail callout: solid cast brass, bored incense socket, flat stable base

sand-cast brass, about 4.5 cm

Small, Solid, Better With Age

Solid brass rather than plated hollow-ware, so something that fits in your palm still has real weight — enough that it stays put when you knock the tray and holds a burning stick steady. The sand-cast surface keeps its patina in the recesses and rubs bright exactly where you handle it.

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★★★★★

Smaller than I expected, and better

I did not read the measurements properly and expected something bigger. It's tiny — it sits in my palm. But it's genuinely heavy, and the casting detail on the little folded hands is lovely. It lives on my tea tray now and it's already gone a shade darker.

Tomas L.

Verified buyer

★★★★★

The socket actually works

I've bought ornaments before that claim to hold incense and the hole is too shallow or too wide. This one grips the stick properly and holds it dead upright, and the ash falls on the base rather than everywhere. I light one at my desk most afternoons.

Grace W.

Verified buyer

★★★★★

Bought it as a small gift, kept it

It was meant for my brother, who drinks a lot of tea. I unwrapped it, put it on my windowsill to photograph, and never posted it. Something about a very serious little frog meditating next to the kettle. Ordering his.

Nadia B.

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Frequently asked questions

What is a tea pet?
It's the small figure that sits on a Chinese tea tray while you brew. Traditionally you splash it with the water you use to rinse the pot, and over time it darkens and takes on a sheen from the tea. It serves no practical purpose — it's simply the small companion on the tray. Bask™ works as one, and also holds an incense stick, which most tea pets don't.
Does it really hold an incense stick?
Yes — this isn't decorative. The small lotus pad between the frog's crossed feet has a round socket bored through the centre of it, sized for a standard incense stick. The stick pushes in and stands upright on its own, and the ash taps out of the same hole once it's cool.
How big is it, really?
Small — roughly 4.5 cm (1.8 in) tall and about 5 cm (2 in) across the knees. Think the height of a small tea cup, sitting comfortably in the hollow of your palm. It's a desk-corner and tea-tray object, not a mantelpiece sculpture.
Will the brass tarnish over time?
It will, and that's the intention. Brass darkens as it's handled and the antique patina deepens in the recesses while the high points rub bright. If you'd rather keep it brighter, a quick buff with a brass cloth brings it back.
Is it solid metal or plated?
Solid cast brass all the way through, not a plated hollow shell. You'll feel it the moment you pick it up — it's noticeably heavier than its size suggests, which is what keeps it steady with a stick burning in it.
Where's the best place to put it?
Anywhere small and calm: a tea tray, a windowsill, the corner of a desk, a bathroom shelf. If you're burning incense, sit it on a coaster, tray or stone rather than bare polished wood — the base gets warm and there'll be a little ash.

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