When the host wants to dismiss the guest, he just raises the lid of his cup and the guest knows by custom that he is wanted no longer and has to go. The custom is not in vogue now to the great annoyance of the host generally. Again with my personal best wishes. Joe Rinehart, webmaster, maintains exclusive electronic marketing rights on all items within this antique directory. We do not know the value of this Chinese tea tray gift but have strong reason to suspect that it is also associated with an emperor of China.
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