I was being presented with this set of pretty flowery tea cups by an elderly inmate before she passed away. I only know that it was being made in China and this old designs were probably made during the era of Qing Dynasty.
I bought the matching teapot and sugar jar separately from the Antique dealer in Melaka. The teapot itself was manufactured in China during the early 1970s.
Such teacups were popularly used during festive occasions as the various Spring flower designs often commemorated the joyous and happy celebrations.
On closer look, you could see the popular and auspicious flowers which the Chinese folks liked to associate with for happy occasions - Lotus, Chrysanthemum, Camellia and even Passion fruits.
Elderly inmate? Inmate of what? These teacups are so colourful!
ReplyDeleteLater I will show you an old blog post of the Penang's Old Folks home where they have inmates who moved in to stay. They often brought along some memorable keepsakes which they wanted to discard during their final days as they have no family members or appreciative takers for their old stuffs.
DeleteI remember reading that post of yours.
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