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        "tombstone": "Dance of Rainbow Light, 2006. Wen Lihua (Chinese, b. 1974). Mercerized cotton, embroidery; one of four panels; each panel: 119.8 x 100.3 cm (47 3/16 x 39 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Textile Art Alliance, 2012.81.b",
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        "title": "Dance of Rainbow Light",
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        "technique": "mercerized cotton, embroidery; one of four panels",
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        "department": "Textiles",
        "collection": "Textiles",
        "type": "Textile",
        "measurements": "Each panel: 119.8 x 100.3 cm (47 3/16 x 39 1/2 in.)",
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        "inscriptions": [],
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            "current": [
                {
                    "id": 299396,
                    "title": "The Splendor of Chinese Silk \u2013 Chinese Gallery Rotation 240a, 241c",
                    "description": "<i>The Splendor of Chinese Silk \u2013 Chinese Gallery Rotation 240a, 241c</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (February 5-August 12, 2018).",
                    "opening_date": "2018-02-05T05:00:00"
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            "legacy": [
                {
                    "description": "<em>Changing Landscapes, Contemporary Chinese Fiber Art</em>. Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, OH (March 24-June 17, 2012).",
                    "opening_date": "2012-03-24T04:00:00Z"
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            {
                "description": "Collection of the artist, sold to the Textile Art Alliance for a gift to the Cleveland Museum of Art",
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                "footnotes": null,
                "date": "2006\u20132012",
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                "description": "The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH",
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        "did_you_know": "It took the artist one year to embroider the four panels that make up this artwork",
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        "description": "<em>Dance of Rainbow Light </em>by Wen Lihua is composed of four panels representing the four seasons, each featuring two large butterflies embroidered in brilliant colors. Together they create the effect of a dazzling stained glass window. The artist created portions of the work with computerized sewing machine embroidery and then added hand embroidery to complete the butterflies, an unusual choice of combined techniques.",
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        "updated_at": "2026-08-03 14:25:57.705000"
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