Blue Chinese Dragon 7 Piece Tea Set

Size : cups 7.5cm dia x 6cm, teapot 13.5cm dia x 9cm
Description:
A delightful teaset with 6 teacups and one teapot featuring dynamic Chinese dragons in traditional blue and white fashion. Each teacup features 3 dragons in various poses, surrounded by clouds and chasing a flaming pearl. At the bottom of the cups are crashing waves, which show the dragon's close relationship with water.

The teapot features two long dragons chasing one another and a flaming pearl on the spout of the teapot. The dragons fly above crashing waves and above them, are a ring of beautiful clouds which repeat themselves on the lid. The teapot has straining holes to reduce the amount of tea leaves that end up in the teacups, allowing you to enjoy the tea without having to pick tea leaves out of your teeth between sips!

In Chinese folklore, the Dragon is an extremely powerful creature that is said to symbolise auspicious power. As a Yang force, the Dragon is often pictured with its Yin counterpart; the Phoenix. The dragon is seen as being so powerful that it can control the weather, and is in particular associated with water as the bringer of rain.