Handcrafted Premium Hand-Painted Blue and White and Doucai 'Chicken Cup' Two-Element (Heaven & Man) Lidded Bowl

This Premium Hand-Painted Blue and White and Doucai 'Chicken Cup' Two-Element (Heaven & Man) Lidded Bowl is a masterful homage to the iconic Ming Chenghua-era Doucai Chicken Cups. It ingeniously integrates the iconic painting of the classic vessel with the elegant form of a lidded bowl. The piece adheres to the classic 'blue and white and Doucai' technique: artisans first outline the motifs of roosters, hens, chicks, rocks, and flowers with fine cobalt blue lines, creating subtle gradients for the landscape. After the initial high-temperature firing, they meticulously fill in the overglaze areas with vibrant enamels like iron-red, soft yellow, and leaf-green, before a second, lower-temperature firing fuses the colors. The scene of fowl bustling around garden rocks is full of vitality, symbolizing auspicious promotions and prosperous descendants. Crafted in the "Two-Element" style—comprising only the lid (Heaven) and bowl (Man)—it exudes a minimalist and archaic charm, serving as both a refined vessel for tea and a cherished art piece imbued with historical resonance and auspicious meaning.