This is a ceremonial tea cup with a silver holder and lid, topped with a coral bead. It is used by aristocrats for tea parties. It is one of a set of two--See T-136. The cup may be of jade, or may be of some other natural substance.
Collection place:
Tibet
Verbatim coll. place:
Tibet
Collector:
Theos C. Bernard
Materials:
Coral (material), Jade (rock), and Silver (metal)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama