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"description": "Portrait of Hott\u014d Enmy\u014d Kokushi (\u6cd5\u71c8\u5186\u660e\u56fd\u5e2b\u50cf), c. 1295\u20131315. Japan, Kamakura period (1185\u20131333). Hinoki cypress wood with lacquer, metal staples and fittings; overall: 91.4 cm (36 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1970.67",
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