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Vessel in the Shape of a Tiger (Huzi)
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Porcelain with green glaze, Eastern Jin dynasty (317–420), China
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Title: Vessel in the Shape of a Tiger (Huzi)
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Porcelain with green glaze, Eastern Jin dynasty (317–420), China.
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