Chinese Porcelain Bird Cup I
Type: Tea Cup
Material: Porcelain
Age: Marked Ming Dynasty Chenghua Period, but probably more recent.
Origin/Maker: Six character mark on base, reading Da Ming Chenghua Nian Zhi "Ming Dynasty Chenghua Period Make"
Size: 2 1/8" tall, 3 1/4" maximum diameter (measured from top rim).
Weight: 3.2 oz
Provenance: Virginia antique mall
Collected: Fall 2020
Condition: Item is used in fair condition commensurate with age, see photos. Vertical hairline crack running down through a green leaf into the largest red flower. One small chip to upper rim of cup. Some wear to painted design. Some staining and discoloration.
Subject: Painted designs of a bird (possibly a kingfisher) among flowers, leaves, and grasses in underglaze blue and overglaze green, yellow, blue, purple, red enamels.
Location: Listed on eBay
Vintage Chinese Porcelain Cup Kingfisher Bird Flowers Ming Chenghua Mark China I
Material: Porcelain
Age: Marked Ming Dynasty Chenghua Period, but probably more recent.
Origin/Maker: Six character mark on base, reading Da Ming Chenghua Nian Zhi "Ming Dynasty Chenghua Period Make"
Size: 2 1/8" tall, 3 1/4" maximum diameter (measured from top rim).
Weight: 3.2 oz
Provenance: Virginia antique mall
Collected: Fall 2020
Condition: Item is used in fair condition commensurate with age, see photos. Vertical hairline crack running down through a green leaf into the largest red flower. One small chip to upper rim of cup. Some wear to painted design. Some staining and discoloration.
Subject: Painted designs of a bird (possibly a kingfisher) among flowers, leaves, and grasses in underglaze blue and overglaze green, yellow, blue, purple, red enamels.
Location: Listed on eBay
Vintage Chinese Porcelain Cup Kingfisher Bird Flowers Ming Chenghua Mark China I
