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"title": "Circles of Reflection: The Carter Collection of Chinese Bronze Mirrors",
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"title": "The Splendor of Chinese Silk \u2013 Chinese Gallery Rotation 240a, 241c",
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"did_you_know": "A union of male and female birds, the phoenix often symbolizes the yin and yang of Chinese philosophy, which equates to universal balance and harmony.",
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"citation": "Spee, Clarissa von. \"From the SIlk Road to the Imperial Court: Chinese Textiles in the Cleveland Museum of Art.\" Arts of Asia 48, no. 3 (May-June 2018): 50\u201356.",
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