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        "tombstone": "Inlay for a Mirror or Box: shih-shih, c. 900\u20131000. China, Tang dynasty (618-907) - Song dynasty (960-1279). Beaten silver with chased details; overall: 4.2 x 6.1 cm (1 5/8 x 2 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Eugene Victor Thaw, 1969.78.4",
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        "title": "Inlay for a Mirror or Box: shih-shih",
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                    "id": 448467,
                    "title": "China through the Magnifying Glass: Masterpieces in Miniature and Detail",
                    "description": "<i>China through the Magnifying Glass: Masterpieces in Miniature and Detail</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 11, 2022-February 26, 2023).",
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        "description": "The p'ing-t'o technique of inlaying gold and silver foil on lacquer produced luxurious articles of elegance and fragility.  These stray silver inlays were originally mounted on a mirror back or a cosmetic box whose lacquered surface has disintegrated.  They combine auspicious symbols of Indian and Chinese origin--human-headed birds whose melodies filled the Buddhist paradise, and bird-riding deities who inhabited the skies of Taoist mythology.  Like these imaginary beings, the lions were probably paired in a radial design; at least one has been lost.",
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