A CHINESE MING-STYLE DOUCAI 'CHICKEN' CUP PROBABLY 18TH CENTURY With a gently curving body decorated to each side with a cockerel and a hen looking after their chicks between ornamental rockery and floral sprays, a six character Chenghua mark within a double square to the base, 9.1cm. Provenance: Hong Kong private collection, purchased in 1980s. Cf. The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Porcelains in Polychrome and Contrasting Colours, pp.195, 231 and 256, nos.177, 212 and 234 for similar pieces from the Chenghua, Kangxi and Yongzheng periods. See also Kangxi Porcelain Wares from the Shanghai Museum Collection, pp.254 and 265, no.163 and 172 for earlier examples.
A CHINESE MING-STYLE DOUCAI 'CHICKEN' CUP PROBABLY 18TH CENTURY With a gently curving body decorated to each side with a cockerel and a hen looking after their chicks between ornamental rockery and floral sprays, a six character Chenghua mark within a double square to the base, 9.1cm. Provenance: Hong Kong private collection, purchased in 1980s. Cf. The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Porcelains in Polychrome and Contrasting Colours, pp.195, 231 and 256, nos.177, 212 and 234 for similar pieces from the Chenghua, Kangxi and Yongzheng periods. See also Kangxi Porcelain Wares from the Shanghai Museum Collection, pp.254 and 265, no.163 and 172 for earlier examples.
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