Chicken cup

[wk]

One of my friends has this chicken cup and wonders if it can be real.
It looks like it was painted by a child and the mark is ending with 2 characters saying something like royal descent so I guess not, but I would like to hear some of your opinions.
Thank you!

[heavenguy]

eBay it's full of similar ones so 99.9% sure its a fake.

[peterp]

There is no porcelain with a chicken or rooster on the bottom. The mark along the rim, its quality and content are ridiculous. It virtually states that it is for the personal use of the emperor.

Don't waste your time with these famous items, because all you find are imitations. This one is not a good copy either. You can be lucky if you ever see a real one through the glass in a museum or auction house. Each time items fetch high prices at auctions, a wave of fakes seems to hit the market. You also find huge numbers of imitations of famous museum items.