Compare the Daoguang-marked vase, of similar design but with a taller neck, decorated with formal floral scrolls on a red ground instead of a blue, illustrated in Chugoku Toji Zenshu, vol. 21; another vase, of similar type but decorated with Immortals around the body, is illustrated by Geng Baochang, Mingqing Ciqi Jianding Qingdai Bufen, p. 152, in the section of Xianfeng wares.

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