A plate used to line a teacup.

A popular dish for holding teacups in ancient times. Also known as "porcelain lamp holder". Started in the Southern Dynasties. It gradually increased in the Tang Dynasty, and the mouth of the lamp holder was generally short, and the mouth edge curled into a lotus leaf shape; The tea bowl is petal-shaped. In the Song Dynasty, porcelain kilns in the north and south were generally fired, and cup holders almost became the fixed accessories of tea cups, and the number of cup holders increased. The lamp holder in Ming Dynasty was boat-shaped, also called "tea boat" and "tea boat". The lamp holder in Qing Dynasty was round.

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China is the first country to grow and drink tea in the world. With the popularization of tea drinking custom, the shape, glaze juice and decoration of tea cups are gradually diversified, and saucer matching with tea cups and trays has appeared. In the past, it was recognized by ceramic circles that tea cups originated in the Tang Dynasty, but the celadon saucer unearthed from Qi Yongming's tomb in Ji 'an County, Jiangxi Province corrected this conclusion.

The teacup of this saucer is 8.2 cm high, with a diameter of 15.5 cm and a bottom diameter of 6.8 cm. The outer wall is decorated with two layers of lotus patterns. The tray is 4.3 cm high, 22.2 cm in diameter and 10.2 cm in bottom diameter. A circle is raised in the center of the tray to support the teacups, and two layers of lotus petals are spread outside the circle. The lotus petal decoration of the lamp and lamp holder synthesizes the whole composition, just like a lotus blooming proudly.