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The official kiln made in the Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty features a blue glazed golden cloud and nine dragon celestial sphere vase. Height of 54 centimeters, waist diameter of 40 centimeters, upper diameter of 12.5 centimeters, and bottom diameter of 20 centimeters. At the bottom of this bottle, there is a six character blue and white seal script with the official kiln inscription "Made in the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty",. The bottle is painted with flowing clouds and nine golden dragon patterns on a bright blue background, and is decorated with golden dragons and auspicious clouds. This blue painted golden celestial sphere vase proves the skills and creativity of craftsmen during the Qianlong period in exploring and improving porcelain firing techniques to cater to the emperor's style of innovation and national customs. Making and matching different glazes, In 1736, Tang Ying succeeded Nian Xiyao as the tax collector of Huai'an Pass and concurrently managed the Jingdezhen Imperial Kiln Factory. He was recorded as supervising the production of the technique of "drawing gold and silver". Although there have been many similar patterns of Jilan gold silver colored porcelain in the world so far, due to the difficulty of production and high cost, there are still not many large-scale Jilan display porcelain of this kind.