Qing dynasty DouCai porcelain Tea Cup

This is a original tea cup which was firstly created in Qing Dynasty of China. Its inside wall is covered with pure white glaze. The outside with decoration in contrasting colors (doucai) are first fired at high temperature with outlines of the target patterns painted in cobalt blue pigment beneath the transparent glaze layer, then filled in with polychrome pigments over the glaze layer and re-fired at low temperature. The motif on the cup displayed here includes four groups of medallion chrysanthemum and stylized leaves. At the cup bottom it says «Da Qing Yong Zheng Nian Zhi».

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