Japanese Meiji tea dust conical cup (pointed bottom) and saucer

This set includes a pointed-bottom cup and a saucer. The cup is glazed with tea dust glaze, yellow and green, originally a type of porcelain from the Tang Dynasty, and was produced in the Song, Ming, and Qing Dynasties. The cup has a pointed bottom and bears the mark "Miao Daichuan Gan Erlang" on the bottom, giving it a simple and elegant look.
The saucer is in the elegant and full style of the Southern Song Dynasty, and the technique is the Japanese "Dokuraku-no-Nuri" (or "Dokuraku-no-Nuri"). The saucer is tall and graceful, with a drum-shaped base that covers the pointed bottom of the teacup. The foot flares outwards, forming a trumpet shape, making it stable and less prone to tipping over. The fine string patterns on the surface are both aesthetically pleasing and increase friction.

Regarding the tea-dust glaze, Chen Liu's "Tao Ya" records: "Tea-dust glaze is originally composed of three colors: yellow, black, and green... Yongzheng official kilns tended to favor yellow, but those with a particularly large amount of green were the rarest, likely from the Qianlong kilns... Tea-dust glaze is a mixture of yellow and green, enchanting yet elegant, more vibrant than flowers, and as beautiful as jade."

This type of conical (pointed-bottom) cup appeared as early as the Shang Dynasty at Sanxingdui. Pointed-bottom cups were used with matching saucers. Pointed-bottom vessels also appeared from the Western Zhou to the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, but became rare after the Yuan Dynasty.