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Paper God: Kui Xing (Stellar Kui) Daoist Deity of Literary Affairs
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Department of Asian Art
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Gift of Langdon Warner
Title: Paper God: Kui Xing (Stellar Kui) Daoist Deity of Literary Affairs
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