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The Ming Chenghua Colorful Folded Branch Flower Three Fruit Pattern Jade Pot Spring Vase is a type of porcelain fired during the Chenghua period of the Ming Dynasty (1465-1487). It is highly praised for its beautiful shape, bright colors, and exquisite decoration. Doucai is a decorative technique that combines underglaze and overglaze colors. First, the outline of the pattern is outlined with blue and white on the porcelain, and then various colored glaze materials are filled on the glaze, which is fired at high temperature. The three fruit pattern of a broken branch flower is a common porcelain decoration, usually composed of broken branch flowers and three types of fruits, symbolizing good luck and beauty. The jade pot spring vase is a porcelain shape with a long neck, bulging belly, and circular legs, named after its resemblance to a jade pot.