Lot Essay
A similar cup with Chenghua mark was included in the National Palace Museum, Taiwan, Special Exhibition of Ch'eng-hua Porcelain, 1976, Catalogue no. 28
Details
A FINE MING STYLE WUCAI CHICKEN CUP
CHENGHUA MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE SQUARE, KANGXI
The eggshell body delicately painted with a cockerel, hen and chicks separated by rockwork and flowers, minute glaze pulling at rim--3in. (7.8cm.) diam.
CHENGHUA MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE SQUARE, KANGXI
The eggshell body delicately painted with a cockerel, hen and chicks separated by rockwork and flowers, minute glaze pulling at rim--3in. (7.8cm.) diam.
Provenance
Eugene O. Perkins Collection
Sotheby's, London, December 11, 1984, lot 387
Sotheby's, London, December 11, 1984, lot 387