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明成化雞缸杯不僅是接待外籍旅客進故宮必講的重點之一，在拍賣會上也是赫赫有名、價值不菲的珍藏品。介紹歷史文物可由不同面向、角度切入，而我想由收藏價值這個角度來說的話，應有助激發客人興趣，了解一向秉持「沈默是金」的展品。

下方附上兩個有關明成化雞缸杯在拍賣會上的介紹影片，個人是覺得當中有不少英導可採用的講點，另也列出如下關鍵用字與實用句子供大家參考。

Changhua 成化；the title of the emperor’s reign皇帝年號

cockerel小公雞

rooster公雞

hen母雞

chick小雞

forged item/forgery偽造品

There is nothing rarer in Chinese porcelain than a Changhua chicken up. Of which there are less than 20 genuine ones in the world.

A rare Ming-era Chinese wine cup, one of only 19 known to exist, fetched a record US$ 32m (NT$ 1.1 b).

Only 19 such cups are known to exist, with just four in private collections.

It’s called the chicken cup because of the decoration. It’s got a cockerel with chicks behind it.

This decoration and this coloring were never done before Changhua. The quality of the porcelain is unsurpassed.

The small white porcelain cup, decorated with a color painting of a rooster and a hen tending to their chicks, was made during the reign of the Changhua Emperor between 1465 to 1486.

The cup has survived for 500 years in perfect condition.

The chicken cup represents the pinnacle of Ming-era porcelain production.

Emperors of later Chinese dynasties were so enamored by the design that the chicken cup was copied extensively.

This is the single most forged item in the history of Chinese art.

延伸閱讀

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