禄意窑青花山水小斗笠杯 / Luyi Blue and White Landscape Bucket Tea Cup

The Bucket Tea Cup is a traditional Chinese tea vessel that originates from China. Its distinctive shape features a wide rim and a smaller base, resembling a Douli hat. The Douli is a headwear with extensive historical and cultural significance in China, where it has been used as everyday headwear for farmers, fishermen, and other laborers, providing sun and rain protection.

Due to its unique design, the Douli Bei is usually made of materials such as ceramics and porcelain, and it possesses high artistic and collectible value. In traditional Chinese culture, the Douli Bei is often used in celebrations of bountiful harvests and sacrificial ceremonies, praying for favorable weather and an abundance of crops. Today, the Douli Bei still retains these traditional uses in some regions and occasions while also becoming a folk art craft with distinctive characteristics.