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Ci Poem by Su Shi
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Album leaf; ink on paper, China
Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, The Lin Yutang Family Collection Gift of Richard M. Lai Jill Lai Miller and Larry C. Lai in memory of Taiyi Lin Lai 2005
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