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    "title": "Mirror with Concentric Circles and Linked Arcs",
    "description": "Inscription: By the light of the sun, The world is made bright.",
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            "inscription": "見日之光，天下大明。"
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        {
            "citation": "Chou, Ju-hsi. <em>Circles of reflection: the Carter collection of Chinese bronze mirrors</em>. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2000.",
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