Look closely at a dragon on porcelain
By The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Views and context for one Qing-dynasty vase. Not a guide to every dragon image.
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- Original page label
- Look closely at a dragon on porcelain
- Original provider
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Full scope record
- China — Qing dynasty, Yongzheng period
- Before using the source
- One imperial-era object cannot stand for every dragon image or modern celebration.
- Access record
- Public object record with image links; image zoom and mobile controls not tested.
- Why selected
- Practice describing one object before attaching a broad cultural meaning to it.
- Page checked
- 2026-10-30
- What was checked
- Object record, image links, object number 32.100.434, and Public Domain label read; no images downloaded.
- Media & reuse
- The record marks these object images Public Domain; keep the museum credit and distinguish images from website text.
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