Going through these artist tags is going to take some time, especially considering all of them are in China which makes browsing around on their platforms quite a challenge for people connecting from the West. like me
So if someone recognizes an artist, please do feel free to chip in.
The object featured is Jin'ou Yonggu Bei (金甌永固杯, "Cup of Eternal Solid Gold"), a ceremonial wine cup used by the Qing Dynasty emperors during the "pen-opening" ceremony held on Chinese New Year. Its design was meant to symbolize a stable state and a prosperous nation, and currently it’s displayed in the Palace Museum in Beijing. You can read more on it here and here
Bike shorts are color-coded black, so it should be thighhighs. But her knees have too much detail for that, so it should be shorts. But she is wearing long sleeves and the leave on the bench is a classic autumn thing, so it should be thighhighs...
The shape is a bit weird for shorts, but it makes sense for thighhighs. It's common to draw the thighs bulging out a bit since the thighhighs compress the legs and it's a thing some people are into.
The definition in the knees also isn't unreasonable for thighhighs, again because of the aforementioned compression.
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