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Belt plaque

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Jade (nephrite), Ming dynasty (1368–1644), China
Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Gift of Heber R. Bishop 1902
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Jade (nephrite), Ming dynasty (1368–1644), China.

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