Doucai (斗彩, "contrasted" or "fitted" colors) is an exquisite Chinese porcelain technique, peaking during the Ming dynasty’s Chenghua era (1465–1487). It involves outlining designs in underglaze blue, firing at high temperatures, then filling them with bright overglaze enamels and re-firing. The resulting style looks like the underglaze and overglaze colors are competing or perfectly fitted together. British Museum
Doucai 'Dragon' Moon Flask
porcelain
China
Qianlong seal mark in underglaze
1736-1795
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