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Dish with mythical beast qilin (one of a pair)
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Porcelain with white slip decoration and brown glaze (Jingdezhen ware), Ming dynasty (1368–1644), China
Rights: Public Domain
Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Rogers Fund 1930
Title: Dish with mythical beast qilin (one of a pair)
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Porcelain with white slip decoration and brown glaze (Jingdezhen ware), Ming dynasty (1368–1644), China.
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