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Jade Circular Water Coupe with Lion-Head Handles
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Department of Asian Art
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Gift of Mrs. George R. Agassiz in memory of her brother Charles Ritchie Simpkins
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Courtier Raja Anup Rai Intercepting a Lion Attack, with Mughal Emperor Jahangir and Prince Khurram, drawing (verso); Calligraphy (recto)
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