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Woodblock print of a celestial globe with star constellations on an ornate reddish stand, beneath a black panel with cream calligraphy and red seal stamps.

Celestial Globe, Cover of the set of eight Pictures of Foreign Ships

A color woodblock print showing a celestial globe with painted star constellations and a red bracket-like ring, resting on an ornate reddish-brown stand with scrolled handles and a dragon-like base. Above, a black panel bears large cream-colored calligraphic characters, and red seal stamps appear at the right and lower left against a graded gray-green background.

Artist
Unknown Artist
Date
1840s–1850s
Medium
Color woodblock print
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1139 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1860).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Japanese Print Purchase Fund Purchased from Carl H. Boehringer, Bay City, Michigan

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