Ox Tea Cup

Ox Tea Cup

JESSE SAYS: I hired an artist in China to paint this Ox for us in traditional Chinese painting style. My art direction?

“Make him thicc. Make him derpy.”

CALLIGRAPHY AND PUNS

We hired a calligrapher to hand-write the phrase “牛转乾坤” Níu Zhuǎn Qián Kūn, a phrase that means, “To turn things around.”

The original “Chengyu” phrase is 扭转乾坤 - the first character 扭 Níu (To twist) has been replaced by 牛 Níu (Ox) so we can play both a linguistic and visual pun with our twisting Ox art.

After a chaotic 2025, I personally have been hoping that many things turn around, and while drinking from an ox cup with a pun on it might not be enough to turn things around by itself, it also totally might be enough to turn things around by itself.

With a capacity of 80 ml, this Ox cup is a fantastic addition to our zodiac series and closes out the series in style.