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"did_you_know": "The clusters of geometric leaves painted with mineral pigments are likely water caltrap.",
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The carp is an auspicious and popular subject in Chinese painting. Here, the leaping carp can be associated with \u201ca carp jumping the dragon gate,\u201d which according to mythology transforms into a dragon, emblematic of a scholar\u2019s success in passing the civil service examinations. Another reading suggests that this carp is not leaping but guiding his offspring in worshipping heaven.",
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