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'Meiping'-Shaped Vase with Straight, Elongated Neck, Two Lug-Handles in the Form of Monster Masks, and Decoration of Flowering and Fruiting Plants
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Department of Asian Art
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Acquired with a fund established by Ernest B. and Helen Pratt Dane for the purchase of Asian art
Title: 'Meiping'-Shaped Vase with Straight, Elongated Neck, Two Lug-Handles in the Form of Monster Masks, and Decoration of Flowering and Fruiting Plants
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