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"description": "Adolphe Stoclet [1871\u20131949], Palais Stoclet, Brussels, Belgium, to his daughter Raymonde Feron-Stoclet",
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"did_you_know": "Bear imagery, which symbolized heroic power, was particularly popular during the Han dynasty.",
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"description": "The bear imagery was particularly popular during the Han dynasty and was a metaphor of heroic power. This heavy, solid bear was probably used as a mat weight; other small squatting bears often served as the legs of vessels.",
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