Million Flowers Cup # 95969

The tea cup has a softly rounded profile, a comfortable open rim, and a low foot that keeps its floral body visually prominent. Its lively blue ground with multicoloured flowers brings an informal, cheerful character to everyday tea drinking.

Tea cups of this type are part of China's long tradition of individual drinking vessels. In gongfu tea, the cup receives a successive infusion after brewing, so drinkers can appreciate its colour, fragrance, warmth, and changing flavour.

Made in China from porcelain, this cup carries dense floral decoration in blue, red, yellow, and pale pink. The catalogue name refers to underglaze red, while the visible palette is richly layered; rinse and dry it gently after use.