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"title": "Ewer with a Lion-shaped Spout",
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"citation": "Rastelli, Sabrina. The Yaozhou Kilns: A Re-Evaluation. PhD dissertation SOAS, London, 2002.",
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"citation": "Shinsei Shaku \u30b7\u30e3\u30af\u632f\u897f, Bun To \u675c\u6587, and Haruka Kitamura \u5317\u6751\u6c38. Yo\u0304shu\u0304 yo\u0304ji : kansho\u0304 to kantei \u8000\u5dde\u7aaf\u74f7 : \u9451\u8cde\u3068\u9451\u5b9a. T\u014dky\u014d: Nigensha \u4e8c\u7384\u793e, 2004.",
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