Similar large vases with applied moulded decoration typical of the Yuan dynasty have been published, one by J. Harrison-Hall, Ming Ceramics in the British Museum, London, 2001, no. 16:24; and another from the Art Institute of Chicago is illustrated by Y. Mino and K. Tsiang, Ice and Green Clouds, Indianapolis Museum of Art, 1986, no. 81. The recessed bases of all three sturdy vases are formed by the Yuan technique of inserting an inverted dish through the base cavity so as to accommodate any movement during the firing process, thus maintaining the shape of large items.