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The artwork titled Free Bird 2, created in 2024 by Duan Yijian , embodies an expressive and whimsical spirit through the use of cobalt blue underglaze on fine white porcelain. The covered jar form is traditional, yet the design breaks convention—freeform brushstrokes and layered washes of blue give rise to abstracted bird-like forms. The prominent bird figure, wide-eyed and rendered with sweeping, almost cartoonish strokes, conveys a sense of lively curiosity. The spontaneity of the linework invites the viewer to interpret the scene through feeling rather than form, representing a contemporary freedom of artistic expression rooted in centuries of ceramic tradition.

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