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The outer wall of this cup is decorated with colorful folded grape butterfly patterns, and the interior is also decorated with grape patterns high enough to wrap branches, making the patterns more prominent. This style of high foot cup was first created by the Ming Dynasty Chenghua official kiln and was known as the "Colorful Grape Pied Mouth Mati High Foot Cup" in the Ming Dynasty. Before its appearance, people had always thought that the Gaozu Cup from the Xuande Official Kiln in the Ming Dynasty was the most beautiful. After its release, this cup became even more beloved by the world. In the late Ming Dynasty, Gu Tai wrote in his book "An Overview of Natural History": "The top grade of the Chengyao kiln is a cup made of colorful grapes with a flat belly and a flapping mouth. The style is much more exquisite than that of a Xuan cup." Doucai: a variety of colored porcelain that combines underglaze blue and white with overglaze color. It first appeared during the Xuande period of the Ming Dynasty, and the true fighting colors matured during the Chenghua period of the Ming Dynasty. There are generally three to four types of Chenghua glaze colors, with many reaching six or more, and the colors are relatively bright. It is made by using blue and white materials to double draw the contour lines of flowers, birds, animals, and figures on the porcelain body, applying transparent glaze, firing at high temperature in the kiln, then filling the glaze with colored materials, and then firing at low temperature in the kiln. Doucai porcelain mainly consists of small cups, bowls, and high foot cups, with fewer large pieces of porcelain. The Qing Dynasty's Doucai porcelain is represented by Yongzheng's Doucai. Grape grain: Grapes are not originally produced in mainland China and have been passed down from the Western Regions. The Qi Min Yao Shu states: "Emperor Wu of Han sent Zhang Qian to Dawan to pick grape seeds, as if they were all planted next to a palace or other museum. Grape patterns were first seen in the decorative arts of mainland China during the Eastern Han Dynasty, and by the Tang Dynasty, grape patterns had become widely popular in the field of arts and crafts.". The branches and abundant fruits of grape vines symbolize wealth and longevity, and are deeply loved by people.