或爲明成化 鬥彩團花夔龍紋盃 雙方框六字楷書款 2 13?16 in. (7.1 cm.) diam., silk pouch, Japanese double wood box或爲明成化 鬥彩團花夔龍紋盃 雙方框六字楷書款 2 13?16 in. (7.1 cm.) diam., silk pouch, Japanese double wood box
日本私人家族珍藏，19世紀晚期
拍品專文
Chenghua doucai (‘dove-tailed colors’) porcelains are renowned for their jewel-like colors, exquisite designs, and delicate craftsmanship, and are among the rarest and most coveted of all Chinese porcelains. Produced by the imperial kilns during a brief period in the late 1470s and early 1480s, these finely crafted pieces became highly sought after by collectors almost immediately after the Chenghua reign ended. They reflect a time of prosperity and luxury at the imperial court, where no expense was spared in creating these sophisticated porcelains, executed with exceptional skill and precision. With their multi-colored designs requiring multiple firings, Chenghua doucai porcelains were complex and labor-intensive to produce and had a high risk of failure during firing. A Chenghua doucai cup of simiar design and comparable size (7.4 cm. diam.) in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, is illustrated in the Catalogue of the Special Exhibition of Ch’eng-Hua Porcelain Ware, 1465-1487, Taiwan, 1992, p. 151, no. 141.
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