Hejin cup, drink to haappiness Ⅱ

“Eagle-Bear” Hejin Cup

The Ming Dynasty

Gray jade 

9.9 cm tall

Collected by the Palace Museum

The inside of the cups here are not connected, but the exterior is decorated with an eagle that is unfolding its wings and has a bear below its feet. Popularly known as an “eagle-bear” cup, the Chinese characters for this term are a homonym for “hero”, which is why it is also known as a “hero cup.”