Chinese Tea Cup Set (6) with Floral Motif

Six little cups in a gilded box, each wearing a blue painted spray of flowers.

This set of six porcelain tea cups with a floral motif is from China, and dates to the 20th century. Tea drinking has been part of Chinese daily life and hospitality for many centuries, and small cups have long been a familiar way of serving it. Six small, white cups stacked in a row inside a gold-colored box with orange satin lining. Each is painted in blue with leafy sprays and touches of pink. Columns of brushed script run down the open lid panels.

Presented like gifts, which is generous of them.