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Round black porcelain vase with white plum blossom branches and two dark birds perched together on a branch, set on a short foot.

Lantern Globe

A globular porcelain vase with a dark, glossy black ground, decorated with white plum blossoms on branching sprays and two dark birds perched together on a bough. The rounded body narrows toward a short mouth above a plain foot, and the enamel design shows crisply against the black.

Artist
Unknown
Date
Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Daoguang period (1821–1850)
Medium
Porcelain painted in overglaze black enamel
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1607 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1911).
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, Bequest of Henry C. Schwab

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