This detail comparison examines how lighting conditions affect the visibility and legibility of the decorative motif on the celadon surface. The two cropped images show the same area of the vessel under the control and variable lighting conditions.

Detailed Observation

In the control image, the decorative motifs appear comparatively faint and visually compressed against the pale celadon ground. Tonal differentiation between the motifs and the surrounding glaze is reduced, which weakens the boundary of the circular medallions and diminishes the legibility of finer linear details within the crane and floral elements. In the variable image, these features remain more clearly differentiated from the ground. The motif boundaries are more legible, the internal linear marks are easier to distinguish, and the overall distribution of the decorative pattern across the surface becomes more readable. This comparison suggests that lighting conditions can significantly affect the amount of visual information retained in the digital representation of celadon ornament.