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Jade Paperweight in the Form of a Recumbent 'Bixie' Chimera and Cub
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Department of Asian Art
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Gift of Ernest B. and Helen Pratt Dane
Title: Jade Paperweight in the Form of a Recumbent 'Bixie' Chimera and Cub
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