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Circular Dish with Canted Rim and Stylized Wave Decor
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Department of Asian Art
Shirley Nye New York NY gift to HUAM
Shirley Nye purchased from Blitz Oriental Art Amsterdam The Netherlands
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Gift of Shirley Nye in memory of Warren E. Cox
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