This is a cup from Royal Copenhagen's "Blue Palmette" series. It's a series that more casually arranges the motifs of "Blue Fluted." It's a handle-less free cup, and can be used as a teacup for green tea, Chinese tea, herbal tea, and more. The surface has a relief加工 (embossing) that imitates rope, and the patterns are hand-painted by skilled artisans. Made of durable porcelain fired at high temperatures, it is also dishwasher safe. I opened it for the photos, but it's new and unused. I had been storing it as a gift. Thank you for looking.