This 17th-century Korean jar glows with a pale celadon glaze, its surface alive with swift, looping brushstrokes in iron-brown. The dragon’s coiled body and startled eyes suggest a creature caught mid-leap, not bound by earthly rules.

How many claws does the dragon extend—three, four, or five—and what might that detail reveal about its intended owner?

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