Vessel
Plum Vase (Maebyeong) with Clouds, Cranes, and Children Motifs
Korea. Goryeo dynasty (918–1392), late 12th century. Stoneware with red and white slip and celadon glaze. Explore the catalogue record, image rights and documented connections from The Art Institute of Chicago.
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VesselObject type
A three-dimensional container.
A depiction of a container is a subject, not a vessel object.
The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “Vessel” in its object type field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Vessel
Catalogue: The Art Institute of Chicago. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
PlantsSubject
Visible plant forms in the image.
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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “trees; plants” in its subjects field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
trees; plants
Catalogue: The Art Institute of Chicago. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
BirdsSubject
Birds is a subject named in the museum catalogue.
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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “birds” in its subjects field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
birds
Catalogue: The Art Institute of Chicago. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
Human-figureSubject
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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “children” in its subjects field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
children
Catalogue: The Art Institute of Chicago. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
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