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<p>[QUOTE="Couch Potato Wannabe, post: 2723628, member: 14066"]I wouldn't really say these would be a true Chinese item for use as such though. The Chinese weren't big on wine, nor long-stemmed glasses, nor in fact glass.</p><p><br /></p><p>There were many of these made early on which utilised Chinese ornamentation and illustrations, but had little to do with actual Chinese illustrative meaning. I'd say these would have been made by Chinese for a non-Chinese market, an export item, rather than something many would use themselves.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Couch Potato Wannabe, post: 2723628, member: 14066"]I wouldn't really say these would be a true Chinese item for use as such though. The Chinese weren't big on wine, nor long-stemmed glasses, nor in fact glass. There were many of these made early on which utilised Chinese ornamentation and illustrations, but had little to do with actual Chinese illustrative meaning. I'd say these would have been made by Chinese for a non-Chinese market, an export item, rather than something many would use themselves.[/QUOTE]
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