Dunhuang Night-Luminous Cup
The night-luminous cup is carved from jade stones sourced from the Qilian Mountains. It is called a "night-luminous cup" because it emits a faint glow in dark environments. As Wang Han wrote in his poem, “Grapes, fine wine, night-luminous cups” — this line reveals the secret: just as beauty is matched with a fair maiden and a fine sword with a hero, so too must fine grape wine be sipped from a night-luminous cup!
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