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"inscription_translation": "\u2018I have made this bright mirror,/\nSecluded, I have refined the three shang (metals)./\nI have matched and depicted the myriad limits,/ \nI have followed proper precedents and the Dao./ \nI respectfully present it to the worthy and virtuous,/ \nI have engraved and carved without end./ \nIn all affairs, may the Yang force dominate,/\nMay your happiness and prosperity be extended and bright./ \nMay you have wealth, nobility, peace, and happiness,/\nMay your sons and grandsons be numerous and prosperous \u2026/\nMay the worthy one be lofty and illustrious./\nMay the lord become a duke or a minister,/\nMay the master\u2019s destiny be long.\u2019",
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"title": "Escaping to a Better World: Eccentrics and Immortals in Chinese Art",
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"description": "This mirror depicts Xiwangmu, Queen Mother of the West, and her husband, Dongwanggong, King Father of the East, surrounded by mythical figures and animals. One of the earliest and most powerful goddesses in the Daoist pantheon, Xiwangmu can be identified by her U-shaped crown. Legend says that the two deities meet once a year representing the meeting of yin and yang, the two forces that constitute the universe. This mirror shows a band of 14 squares around the center containing a long inscription.",
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