Lot 146. A doucai 'chicken' cup, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Estimate 10,000 — 15,000 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's.

with deeply rounded sides rising to a slightly everted rim, the exterior painted with chicken and chicks separated by blue rocks amidst flowers, all between blue borders around the rim and base, apocryphal six-character Chenghua mark in underglaze blue within a double square; 7.2 cm, 2 7/8  in.

Provenance: Dr. Hugh Shire (d. 1976), London.
Bonhams London, 7th November 2005, lot 28.

Exhibited: Oriental Ceramic Society, Enamelled Polychrome Porcelain of the Manchu Dynasty (1644-1912), London, 1951, cat. no. 247.

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, London, 09 Nov 2016, 11:30 AM