Dish with persimmons, flowers, and birds 16th century China The blue used in the depiction of the magpie was created using an oil-based pigment that allowed for the development of additional colors in the design of Chinese lacquers. Such pigments, to which a lead oxide is added as a drying agent, are known as litharge in Western writings, and as mituoseng in Dish with persimmons, flowers, and birds 667022

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