I accidentally bumped into these Asianera bone china tea cups in a Xintandi shop in Shanghai and I could not resist buying them. They are a fusion of Chinese and Western tea cups. The tea cups are tiny like the Chinese ones. They make our weekend oolong tea sessions feel even more luxurious. Asianera is a Chinese company with a factory in Beijing. When you see products like that this you realize the amazing skill of Chinese artisans.
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Are those toy cattle next to the pretty teacups? Another very nice photo, by the way.
They are tea pets. They are very valuable. You can get a tea cup for 40 cents but tea pets might cost $30 depending on the work.
They have all sorts of pets. I am eyeing the peanuts as the next addition. You “shower” them with your first pot of tea which you don’t drink. The tea falls through the slats into a receptacle.