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Circular Dish with Dragon, Trigrams, and the Character for Longevity (Shou)
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Carved polychrome lacquer, Ming dynasty (1368–1644) Jiajing period (1522–66), China
Title: Circular Dish with Dragon, Trigrams, and the Character for Longevity (Shou)
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Carved polychrome lacquer, Ming dynasty (1368–1644) Jiajing period (1522–66), China.
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