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"title": "Colors of Kyoto: The Seif\u016b Yohei Ceramic Studio",
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"did_you_know": "This sake pourer with purple thistles and orange peonies shows off Seif\u016b Yohei III\u2019s technique of enamels painted over the glaze.",
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"citation": "\"Colours of Kyoto, Ceramics From the Yohei Studio.\" The Asian Art Newspaper: Monthly for Collectors, Dealers, Museums and Galleries 27, no. 1 (November 2023): 8",
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