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"title": "The Lure of Painted Poetry: Japanese and Korean Art",
"description": "The Lure of Painted Poetry: Japanese and Korean Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 15-August 21, 2011).",
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"title": "To the River's South in Japanese Painting",
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"description": "This dish is inscribed with a poem from The Gateless Gate, a text compiled by Chinese Chan (Zen) master Wumen Huikai (1183\u20131260). The verse reads, \u201cI always remember the spring in Jiangnan. Where the partridges sing; how fragrant the countless flowers!\u201d",
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