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A rare doucai 'Chicken' cup, Ming dynasty, six character mark and period of Chenghua (1465-87).

A rare doucai 'Chicken' cup, Ming dynasty, six character mark and period of Chenghua (1465-87).A rare doucai 'Chicken' cup, Ming dynasty, six character mark and period of Chenghua (1465-87).
A rare doucai 'Chicken' cup, Ming dynasty, six character mark and period of Chenghua (1465-87).A rare doucai 'Chicken' cup, Ming dynasty, six character mark and period of Chenghua (1465-87).
A rare doucai 'Chicken' cup, Ming dynasty, six character mark and period of Chenghua (1465-87).A rare doucai 'Chicken' cup, Ming dynasty, six character mark and period of Chenghua (1465-87).
A rare doucai 'Chicken' cup, Ming dynasty, six character mark and period of Chenghua (1465-87).A rare doucai 'Chicken' cup, Ming dynasty, six character mark and period of Chenghua (1465-87).
A rare doucai 'Chicken' cup, Ming dynasty, six character mark and period of Chenghua (1465-87).A rare doucai 'Chicken' cup, Ming dynasty, six character mark and period of Chenghua (1465-87).
A rare doucai 'Chicken' cup, Ming dynasty, six character mark and period of Chenghua (1465-87).
A rare doucai 'Chicken' cup, Ming dynasty, six character mark and period of Chenghua (1465-87).
A rare doucai 'Chicken' cup, Ming dynasty, six character mark and period of Chenghua (1465-87).
A rare doucai 'Chicken' cup, Ming dynasty, six character mark and period of Chenghua (1465-87).
A rare doucai 'Chicken' cup, Ming dynasty, six character mark and period of Chenghua (1465-87).
Estimate
1 000 000 - 1 200 000 SEK
88 700 - 106 000 EUR
92 600 - 111 000 USD
Hammer price
850 000 SEK
Purchasing info
For condition report contact specialist
Cecilia Nordström
Stockholm
Cecilia Nordström
Head Specialist Asian Ceramics and Works of Art, European Ceramics and Glass
+46 (0)739 40 08 02
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A rare doucai 'Chicken' cup, Ming dynasty, six character mark and period of Chenghua (1465-87).

With steep rounded sides and slightly flaring rim, the exterior painted and enamelled with cockerels and hens feeding their chicks between flowers and rockwork. Diameter 8,3 cm

Damaged, restored.

Provenance

Christies, London, November 16th 1999. Catalogue no 6213. Lot no 195.

Exhibitions

Compare an example in the Percival David Foundation, exhibited, Imperial Taste, Los Angeles County Museum of Art & Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art, San Fransisco & Los Angeles 1989, Catalogue no 42, p 73.

Also compare with the Dreyfus 'Chicken' cup, sold at Sotheby´s Hong Kong, 27 April 1999. Lot no 410.

More information

Often also referred to as wedding cups (bo wu yao lan) 'chicken cups' such as the present example are arguable regarded as the epitomy of Chenghua porcelain; The distinctive combination of cockerels and peonies (thought to be inspired by paintings of the tenth-century artist Huang Chuan) refers to the Chinese rebus gongming fugui, which is associated with riches and honours.