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    "localId": "135013",
    "label": "Brush Washer",
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    "id": "135013",
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    "title": "Brush Washer",
    "date": "1200s",
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    "dimensionsRaw": "Diameter: 11.8 cm (4 5/8 in.); Overall: 3 cm (1 3/16 in.)",
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    "tec": "porcelaneous stoneware, Guan ware",
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        {
            "citation": "Kleinhenz, Henry J. “Porcelains for Imperial Use: The Sung Dynasty.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 65, no. 4 (April 1978): 135–150.",
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