香港故宮文化博物館（博物館）於2024年7月開幕兩周年之際，全新專題展覽「流光彰色--故宮博物院藏明代陶瓷珍品」於7月10日正式揭幕，展期兩年。展覽由香港故宮文化博物館與故宮博物院聯合主辦，透過故宮博物院新一批借展的106件陶瓷珍品，聯同香港故宮文化博物館7件藏品，展現明代陶瓷工藝的發展演變和傑出成就。
展出珍品其中之一是鬥彩三秋杯，明朝成化年間於江西景德鎮御窰燒製，高3.9釐米，口徑6.9釐米，足徑2.6釐米。
成化鬥彩杯有多種式樣，此杯屬於其中的一種。撇口，深腹，瘦底，圈足。杯內光素無紋飾。外壁繪兩組鬥彩山石花卉紋，間以飛舞的蝴蝶。青花發色淡雅，所施釉上彩有紅、黃、奼紫等。蝶翅上所施紫彩即著名的奼紫彩，其特點是色濃無光，為成化鬥彩所僅有，也是後世仿品望塵莫及的。由於描繪的是秋天庭院或花園中的景色，而秋季一般歷時三個月，故有“三秋杯”之稱。圈足內施白釉。外底青花雙方框內書青花楷體“大明成化年制”六字雙行款。
此杯造型輕靈娟秀，胎體薄如蟬翼，施彩淡雅，畫意清新。特別是飛舞於花草間的彩蝶，欲落還飛，鬚足畢具，栩栩如生，體現出畫工高超的畫技和藝術修養。
2014年，一個上海收藏家以超過2.8億港元在香港一個拍賣會上購得一件明成化鬥彩雞缸杯，令中國文物市場掀起了對鬥彩瓷器的熱潮。截至21世紀，全球尚有16件成化雞缸杯存世。 但直到目前，只有3隻鬥彩三秋杯存世，1隻收藏在台灣國立故宮博物院，另外一對是由已故著名瓷器收藏家孫瀛洲先生於1956年捐贈予北京故宮博物院。本片所拍攝的是其中之一，可見其珍罕及價值連城，是故宮博物院鎮院之寶之一。
來源: 故宮博物院及百度百科網頁
On the occasion of the second anniversary of the opening of the Hong Kong Palace Museum (Museum) in July 2024, a new thematic exhibition "Lighting Colors - Ming Dynasty Ceramic Treasures from the Palace Museum" was officially opened on July 10 and will last for two years. The exhibition is jointly organized by the Hong Kong Palace Museum and the Palace Museum. It uses a new batch of 106 ceramic treasures on loan from the Palace Museum and seven collections from the Hong Kong Palace Museum to showcase the development, evolution and outstanding achievements of ceramic craftsmanship in the Ming Dynasty.
One of the treasures on display is the doucai(multi-colour) Sanqiu (autumn scene) cup. It was fired at the imperial kiln in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi during the Chenghua period of the Ming Dynasty. It is 3.9 cm high, 6.9 cm in diameter, and 2.6 cm in foot diameter.
There are many styles of Chenghua doucai cups, and this cup is one of them. The mouth is curled, the belly is deep, the bottom is thin, and the feet are circled. The inside of the cup is plain and without decoration. The outer wall is painted with two groups of colorful rock and flower patterns, with flying butterflies in between. The blue and white color is light and elegant, and the overglaze colors applied include red, yellow, purple, etc. The purple color applied to the butterfly wings is the famous bright purple color. It is characterized by a dense and matte color, which is unique to Chenghua Doucai and is unmatched by later imitations. Because it depicts the scenery in the courtyard or garden in autumn, and autumn generally lasts for three months, it is also known as the "Three Autumn Cups". White glaze is applied inside the circle foot. Inside the blue and white square frame on the outer bottom is the six-character double-line inscription "Da Ming Chenghua Year System" in blue and white regular script.
The shape of this cup is light and graceful, the body is as thin as a cicada's wing, the coloring is elegant, and the painting is fresh. In particular, the colorful butterflies flying among the flowers and plants are about to fall and fly again. They are full of lifelike features, reflecting the painter's superb painting skills and artistic accomplishment.
In 2014, a Shanghai collector purchased a Ming Dynasty Chenghua doucai chicken jar cup at an auction in Hong Kong for more than HK$280 million, sparking a craze for doucai porcelain in the Chinese cultural relics market. As of the 21st century, there are still 16 Chenghua chicken cups in existence around the world. But until now, there are only three pieces of doucai Sanqiu cups in existence, one is collected in the National Palace Museum in Taiwan, and the other pair was donated to the Palace Museum in Beijing in 1956 by the late famous porcelain collector Mr. Sun Yingzhou. The one photographed in this film is one of them. It is rare and extremely valuable and is one of the treasures of the Palace Museum.
Source: Palace Museum and Baidu Encyclopedia web page