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"title": "Cylindrical Container with Cover (Lian)",
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"description": "Dayton Art Institute, \"Chinese Gold and Silver from the T'ang Dynasty from American Collections,\" Showings: 11/3/1984-1/6/1985, Dayton; 2/5/1985-4/21/1985, Cooper Hewitt, NY",
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"description": "This magnificent gilded bronze vessel with openwork decoration shows all kinds of fabulous creatures, real and imaginary, chasing each other among swirling scrolls. There is an emphasis on the unbroken rhythms of movement, rather than the ferocity of animals in combat. Cylindrical bronze vessels in this shape, called lian, were often used as cosmetic boxes.",
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