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AN EXTREMELY RARE DOUCAI STEM CUP 明成化 鬪彩月季花高足盃
MARK AND PERIOD OF CHENGHUA 《大明成化年製》款
delicately potted with a deep U-shaped cup supported on 來源：
a tall splayed foot bordered with a raised fillet, the exterior 傳Tuckenheim先生收藏，購於諾曼第聖沙爾賽德佩爾西市
of the cup delicately decorated in underglaze blue as well
as red, yellow and green enamels with four evenly spaced
medallions of roses wreathed by fine foliage, two of the blooms
rendered in red and the other two in yellow, all between
stylised floral and pearl motifs at the rim and an undulating
border supporting ruyi-heads below, the underside of the stem
inscribed in underglaze blue with a six-character reign mark
written in a semi-circle
7.7 cm, 3 in.
PROVENANCE
Collection of Mr Tuckenheim, acquired at Chateau Saint
Charles de Percy, Normandy, by repute.
HK$ 8,000,000-12,000,000
US$ 1,040,000-1,550,000
Mark
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