Is the Bicone Sippy Cup a National Treasure?

The Beaker Sippy Cup is a national treasure.

Bicone drinking sippy cups are a kind of traditional Chinese drinking utensils with a long history, with unique shape and craftsmanship, is considered one of the treasures of traditional Chinese culture. Beaker drinking cups are the treasures of official kiln porcelains of the Ming Dynasty, famous for its exquisite craftsmanship, exquisite patterns and gorgeous glaze color. It represents the highest level of ceramic production in ancient China, and has high artistic and historical value.

The Bikong Sippy Cup is based on the shape of lotus leaves and stems, and incorporates elements such as golden toads, koi carp and crabs. Nowadays, the newest version of the Bikanese drinking cups also has the shape of a lotus flower. Initially, the raw material used to make the cup was clay from the banks of the Yellow River, but due to the roughness of the material, the raw material was changed to white porcelain clay from Jingdezhen and Dehua.

Bikong drinking in the Tang Dynasty

"Bikong drinking was recorded in the Tang Dynasty, and it was a kind of folk culture for the literati." "Take a large lotus leaf placed on the ink stone grid, hold two liters of wine, prick the leaf with a hairpin, so that with the handle through, flexing the stem on the wheel of fungus such as an elephant's snout, pass the inhalation of the name of the Bi-Tube Cup." Wang Lingtao took out a copy of the Tang Dynasty literati Duan Chengshi authored "Youyang Miscellany Chopping Block," and read word by word the passage about the Bikong drink.

According to the "Youyang Miscellany Chopper," Zheng Gongcourt, the governor of Qi Prefecture, led his staff to drink in the "Envoy's Forest" during the summer months. This is by the Tang and Song Dynasty scribes as a beautiful story of "Bi tube drink".

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Youyang Miscellany Chopper