Vintage Asian Japanese Porcelain Sake Tea Cups Set Dip Bowls Gold Trim 10pcs

RARE FIND * Bulk 10pc Set * Fine Porcelain China * Guilded Top & Bottom Trim * Oriental Script ' The mountains are as beautiful as the people ' * Geisha Girl * Palm Leaves * Collectible traditional chinaware Each size: 2 7/8" diameter x 2" high Preowned in very good condition--some markings on some of them due to hand painting / hand decorating--see pics Asian tea history brief: Tea drinking has been in society, particularily in China for thousands of years. The sizes of the teacups have been made for fast cooling as one sips and savors one's tea. Therefore, throughout history there have been thousands of designs. The myriads of different designs allows to track the history of tea drinking, thus making these cups sought after by collectors. These cups are hence a piece of this tea drinking history.