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"id": 309910,
"title": "The Year in Review for 1985",
"description": "The Year in Review for 1985. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 12-April 20, 1986).",
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"title": "Japanese Gallery 235 Rotation",
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"did_you_know": "Kannon is a bodhisattva\u2014a being capable of enlightenment, but who delays it in order to help other beings.",
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"description": "This painting of Kannon, a Buddhist deity of mercy and compassion with many forms. is attributed to Gaku\u014d Z\u014dky\u016b, a well-known Zen monk who specialized in ink painting. Kannon looks at the moon reflected in the water, a symbol of impermanence, and holds a willow branch and water vase symbolizing healing and purification.",
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