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    "localId": "144936",
    "label": "Box in Form of Lotus Leaf (lid)",
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    "id": "144936",
    "contentType": "object",
    "title": "Box in Form of Lotus Leaf (lid)",
    "description": "In the Qing dynasty (1644–1911), luxury items became more affordable to larger parts of the society, including women, merchants, and literati in non-official positions. Imperial patronage and a growing urban population encouraged consumption of luxury goods and local craftmanship. This fine grained, light yellow ivory carved the the shape of a lotus leaf illustrates the superb carving skills and the creative mind of the talented artisan who sought clients on a competitive market.",
    "date": "1700s",
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    "dimensionsRaw": "Overall: 5.1 cm (2 in.)",
    "cul": [
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    "tec": "ivory",
    "tombstone": "Box in Form of Lotus Leaf (lid), 1700s. China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Ivory; overall: 5.1 cm (2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Lois Clarke, 1970.137.2.b",
    "collection": "China - Qing Dynasty",
    "formerAccessionNumbers": [
        "70.138"
    ],
    "didYouKnow": "Inside each box is a lotus pond and two swimming ducks carved in high relief.",
    "citations": [
        {
            "citation": "Lee, Sherman E. “The Year in Review for 1970.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 58, no. 2 (1971): 22–71.",
            "page_number": "Mentioned: p. 70, cat. no. 141",
            "url": "https://www.jstor.org/stable/25152361"
        },
        {
            "citation": "Waston, William, ed.<em> Chinese Ivories: From the Shang to the Qing : an Exhibition</em>. [London]: The Oriental Ceramic Society, 1984.",
            "page_number": "cat. nos. 189, 190, p. 156"
        }
    ],
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    "creditline": "Gift of Lois Clarke",
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