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This style of exquisite porcelain made by Emperor Yongzheng imitated the essence of realistic flower and bird paintings from the Song Dynasty and combined with porcelain craftsmanship, thus creating a new aesthetic atmosphere. At that time, the palace painter was commissioned to create a painting manuscript, which underwent several revisions before being handed over to the imperial kiln factory to create hand-painted objects. During this process, Yin Zhen paid attention to details and strived for absolute perfection. Therefore, Yongzheng's porcelain and foreign colored flowers and birds were unparalleled for a time. This type of blue peach bile bottle is a masterpiece of Yongzheng's imperial porcelain, which has achieved its highest artistic status through its beautiful brushstrokes and exquisite layout, becoming a masterpiece in the history of porcelain and a model of aesthetics. Based on the template of the Song Dynasty, it can be seen from the anonymous painting of the Blue Peach by the Song Dynasty in the old collection of the Qing Palace today. Imitating Song Dynasty flower and bird paintings to embellish the theme patterns is popular among Yongzheng enamel and high-end Western colored porcelain. Yin Zhen has high expectations and strict requirements for such Qing Dynasty palace artworks that express the Song Dynasty's charm, in order to perfectly reproduce the interests and culture of the Song Dynasty. His admiration for the Song Dynasty is thus evident. Double petal green peach, also known as thousand leaf peach, blooms with pink flowers hanging from the branches. It is bright and elegant, and has been loved by literati since the Song Dynasty. It has been praised countless times and is often seen in paintings. Naturally, it is favored by Yin Zhen. From a poem praising green peaches written during the reign of Emperor Hongli (the sixth year of Yongzheng's reign), one can see Yin Zhen's influence on the aesthetic of Hongli, The poem reads: "The thin grain is light and the fine silk is beautiful in the afternoon breeze. The painting hall is quiet, and the late spring melts. The heavy door cannot hold the heart together, and only a branch is exposed in the east of the deep courtyard.".