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Western color and enamel color were almost simultaneously produced in the late Kangxi period, with the main difference being that the former was produced in the Jingdezhen Imperial Kiln Factory, while the latter was produced in the palace manufacturing office, both of which belong to the imperial colored porcelain. During the Qing Dynasty, Tang Ying, the supervisor of pottery, made a clear distinction between the two names. The enamel color fired in the palace was called "porcelain body painted enamel"; The imitation enamel color fired in Jingdezhen is called "porcelain body foreign color". Western colors generally have a certain thickness, while enamel colored bodies are mostly thinner. Therefore, enamel colors are mostly small products, such as plates, bowls, cups, plates, flower goblets, pots, boxes, etc., while the thickness of the foreign colored body is moderate, while the body of large objects is thicker. In terms of decorative style, enamel color uses Western oil painting light and shadow perspective to decorate flowers, with rich colors and heavy brushstrokes, and a gorgeous style. The colored flowers often shine with lotus, chrysanthemum, passion flower, iron wire lotus, or colored ground circles, while foreign color maintains the traditional style of meticulous flower and bird painting in China, emphasizing painting style and artistic conception. Artists are skilled in imitating and replicating, drawing pairs or dozens of vessels with similar patterns. But observing the images is not exactly the same, there are always subtle differences. Due to the fact that the firing location is the royal Jingdezhen official kiln, mass production is inevitable. During the Qianlong Dynasty, the Qing Palace's Office of the Imperial Palace repeatedly mentioned the use of foreign colors in the porcelain produced in Jiangxi, In the eleventh year of the Qianlong reign, "On November 26th, the leader of the seventh grade, Samuha, baked 336 colored figurines, bottles, plates, bowls, cups, plates, and other items from Jiangxi, and painted 4950 barrel figurines, bottles, plates, bowls, cups, plates, and other items. Seven pairs of porcelain, including the Western colored red brocade ground flower, water filled poetic square flower figurines, and seven pairs of porcelain, including the Western colored golden banana ribbon ring, Baolian flower, Ji Qing large celestial sphere figurines, were presented to the eunuch Hu Shijie for viewing." Although the quantity is limited, together with the Jingdezhen Dayun porcelain, and with the current Western colored porcelain from various dynasties in the Forbidden City on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, there are probably over seven to eight thousand pieces. Yangcai took on the important role of high-end imperial porcelain, extending the Daoguang era from Jiaqing to Xianfeng, Tongzhi, Guangxu, and Xuantong. Each pair of cups is placed on the bottom of the turquoise green rolling track, using blue, white, red, yellow and other foreign colored materials to depict patterns such as birds and peonies with meticulous brushwork. The peony flowers are blooming beautifully, with lifelike flying phoenixes painted on the upper and lower parts of the gourd. The upper flying phoenixes chirp on the branches, while the lower flying phoenixes linger on the flowers, creating a scene of birds singing and flowers fragrant. This bottle has a delicate moss texture, a translucent glaze, a beautiful and smooth shape, exquisite painting techniques, and a sparse and elegant composition layout. The bottom is made of six characters in blue and white double line regular script material. The gourd has a very divine meaning in Taoism, and its shape is small on the top and large on the bottom, especially resembling the character "Ji". The gourd represents good fortune and salary, with the theme of hoping for a comfortable and smooth life, having many children and good luck, and good luck. This 44cm tall large paired bottle has a regular and elegant shape, a graceful and elegant picture, and a perfect and exquisite appearance, making it a rare and precious piece of appreciation. Foreign color and ambient color were mostly produced in the late Kangxi period, with the main difference being