# @newport.mansions on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Cb410LeM2rq
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/71767148-newportmansions-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/3d370cb245.jpg
- **Posted:** 2022-04-03T12:00:52.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Newport Mansions (@newport.mansions) — https://gondola.cc/newport.mansions

## Caption

With April Fools' Day just past, here is one of our more amusing objects. From the collection housed at The Elms, this circa-1650 Chinese porcelain cup is more than what meets the eye. In the shape of a five-petaled flower, the tiny cup contains a figure of Budai (or Pu-Tai), a Buddhist monk commonly depicted with a laughing face and round exposed belly. This figure covers a small hole in the bottom of the cup. When filled to the top, the puzzle cup (also known as a trick cup) would dribble liquid on the unsuspecting holder. (Gift of the Estate of Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Berwind II, 2008)

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