Three Autumn Cup

[Colorful Three Autumn Cup]

Colorful Three Autumn Cup, Ming Chenghua, 3.9 cm high, 6.9 cm caliber, 2.6 cm foot diameter
There are many styles of Chenghua Doucai Cup, and this cup belongs to one of them. Mouth skimming, deep belly, thin bottom, round foot. The light inside the cup is plain and has no decoration. The outer wall is painted with two groups of colorful stone flower patterns, with flying butterflies between them. The blue and white hair color is elegant, and the glaze color is red, yellow and purple. The purple color painted on the butterfly wings is the famous colorful purple color, which is characterized by thick color and no light. It is the only color in Chenghua Doucai, and is beyond the reach of later imitations. Because it depicts the scenery in the courtyard or garden in autumn, which generally lasts for three months, it is called the “Three Autumn Cup”. Apply white glaze inside the circle foot. Both sides of the blue and white on the outsole are written in blue and white in regular script with six characters and double lines of “Da Ming Cheng Hua Year System”
The shape of this cup is light and graceful, the body is thin as cicada wings, the color is elegant, and the painting is fresh. In particular, the colorful butterflies flying among the flowers and plants, if they want to fall or fly, must be fully equipped and lifelike, reflecting the painter’s superb painting skills and artistic accomplishment


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