The shape of this vase is based on that of underglaze blue or underglaze red-decorated yuhuchunping of the same period, but the fluid carving of the decoration is closely related to that found on other contemporary Longquan celadons

Of the Longquan celadon yuhuchunping that have been published, all have different carved decoration. See the example carved with 'The Three Friends' motif included in the exhibition, In Pursuit of the Dragon, Seattle Art Museum, 1988, Catalogue, p. 89, no. 28; another decorated with grapevine illustrated by Margaret Medley, Yuan Porcelain and Stoneware, London, 1974, pl. 75; and one sold in our Hong Kong rooms, October 1/2, 1991, lot 732, decorated with peony scroll. See, also, a ewer with the same body shape, also carved with peony scroll, included in the exhibition, In Pursuit of the Dragon, op. cit., p. 88, no. 27