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    "localId": "144931",
    "label": "Brush Washer in Shape of a Leaf",
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    "id": "144931",
    "contentType": "object",
    "title": "Brush Washer in Shape of a Leaf",
    "description": "The leaf-shaped brush washer came with a carved wooden stand that was made separately. It reflects how the object was previously used, displayed, and appreciated.",
    "date": "1723–35",
    "citation": "https://clevelandart.org/art/1970.136",
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    "largeImageUrl": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1970.136/1970.136_web.jpg",
    "imageCount": 1,
    "source": "import",
    "dimensionsRaw": "Overall: 19.7 cm (7 3/4 in.)",
    "cul": [
        "China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Yongzheng reign (1723-1735)"
    ],
    "accession": "1970.136"
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    "tec": "porcelain with camellia-leaf green glaze",
    "tombstone": "Brush Washer in Shape of a Leaf, 1723–35. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Yongzheng reign (1723-1735). Porcelain with camellia-leaf green glaze; overall: 19.7 cm (7 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Lois Clarke, 1970.136",
    "collection": "China - Qing Dynasty",
    "didYouKnow": "The potter detailed the edge of this plantain leaf with holes to make it appear as if a worm had snacked on it.",
    "citations": [
        {
            "citation": "Lee, Sherman E. “The Year in Review for 1970.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>, vol. 58, no. 2, 1971, pp. 22–71.",
            "page_number": "Mentioned: p. 70, no. 133",
            "url": "https://www.jstor.org/stable/25152361"
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