Head of a Celestial Official

Title	Head of a Celestial Official
Artist	China
Date	Ming dynasty (1368–1662); 15th–16th century
Medium	Stoneware with enamels
Classification	stoneware
Origin	China

Themes: Celestial charts & astronomy

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“Head of a Celestial Official” is a work by China, dated Ming dynasty (1368–1662); 15th–16th century. It is executed in stoneware with enamels and classified as stoneware. In this archive it sits within the celestial charts & astronomy tradition. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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Rights: Public domain (CC0).

This work is in the public domain. You may download the image and use it for any purpose — personal or commercial — without permission or payment. No attribution is legally required.

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