chinese sake cup 19th? or older

[de munte]

Bought this 3 little sake cups, think its chinese 19th century?

Greetings Peter

[de munte]

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[peterp]

My guess they are about mid-Qing* dynasty. But might be earlier, made for the common people.
I base this on the condition of the glaze. Such items from the early republic look very similar on the underside, but the glaze has a more smooth look .
This would be from Dehua kiln.

These are not cups. These are tiny dishes for holding condiments, pickles, soy sauce, etc.
Here it the Far East the standard for eating would be a bowl for rice for each individual, and other dishes or smaller bowls for vegetables and other food items. They do not put everything on big plates.  :)


* For me that would be about Qianlong to Jiaqing/Daoguang (there is no set period for early, mid and late Qing dynasty).