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    "label": "Miniature Mirror with Grape Decoration",
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    "dimensionsRaw": "Diameter: 4.9 cm (1 15/16 in.); Overall: 0.7 cm (1/4 in.); Rim: 0.7 cm (1/4 in.)",
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    "titleInOriginalLanguage": "葡萄紋掌中鏡",
    "collection": "China - Tang Dynasty",
    "citations": [
        {
            "citation": "Cleveland Museum of Art, “Cleveland Museum of Art Acquires Rare Chinese Paintings, Baroque Porcelain Plaque and Other New Acquisitions Exhibited with Hanging Scrolls,” December 20, 1999, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.",
            "url": "https://archive.org/details/cmapr4305"
        },
        {
            "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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