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Censer in the form of a mythical beast

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Porcelain painted in underglaze blue (Jingdezhen ware), Ming dynasty (1368–1644), China
Rights: Public Domain
Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Purchase Bequests of William Rhinelander Stewart and Matilda E. Frelinghuysen Gift of R. Thornton Wilson in memory of Florence Ellsworth Wilson Purchase by subscription and Gift of Edgar Worch by exchange 2018
Title: Censer in the form of a mythical beast
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Porcelain painted in underglaze blue (Jingdezhen ware), Ming dynasty (1368–1644), China.

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