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This bottle has a short mouth, a short neck, ample shoulders, gradually narrowing the lower abdomen, rounded feet, and six characters in blue and white regular script on the shoulders, "Made in the Xuande year of the Ming Dynasty.". The shoulders and feet are painted with blue and white lotus patterns with upward petals, and the abdomen is painted with blue and white, underglaze red cloud dragon patterns. The dragon opens its mouth and eyes in anger, with hair rising from its temples, forming a look back. Its limbs are extended forward, and its five claws are extended, making it agile and powerful, with a grand momentum. The dragon depicted in this product is majestic, soaring between the clouds and the sky. It is said that "the clouds follow the dragon, and the wind follows the tiger.". The overall red and blue complement each other, with a bright blue and white color. The underglaze red is bright and pure, and the color contrast is harmonious and pleasing to the eye. With superb painting skills and meticulous depiction of cloud patterns, the painting is realistic and vividly portrays the soaring cloud dragon among the auspicious clouds, fully embodying the royal prestige. It is a highly artistic and collectible Xuande Imperial Porcelain.