Chinese Tea Cup Set - Chicken Design - 2 Piece Set

Ming Chenghua Doucai Chicken Cup
Commonly known as Chicken Cup Replica
Set of 2 Tea Cups

We will ship the two items shown in the first photo.

Diameter: Approx. 6.4 cm
Overall height: 3.2 cm

Please note that there may be slight distortions in the brushstrokes, small chips in the glaze, and minor bumps or black spots on the surface.

There is no dedicated box, but
we will pack them carefully for shipping.

In the 15th century, a certain wine cup was created. In 2014, it was sold at a Sotheby's auction in Hong Kong to Chinese businessman Liu Yiqian for 281 million Hong Kong dollars (approximately 3.7 billion yen). This set a record for the highest price ever paid for ancient Chinese porcelain at auction.
The Doucai technique was born in the early Ming Chenghua period, but its technical requirements were so demanding that it was difficult to produce good quality pieces. The Ming Chenghua Doucai Chicken Cup is considered a masterpiece.
For over 200 years after the Chenghua period, emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties ordered their imperial kilns to create imitations. However, no matter how well they were made, the clay used for the Ming Chenghua Doucai Chicken Cup was exhausted during the Chenghua period, and since the same raw materials were unavailable, it was impossible to replicate it.
The Qianlong Emperor of the Qing Dynasty, who loved ceramics, wrote a poem that included the line, Cold brilliance and exquisite colors are all treasured, and among them, the Chicken Cup is the most outstanding. This indicates that the Chicken Cup has been highly valued in the imperial court since ancient times.