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Teasing the Crane in the Tang Collection?

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« Reply #20 on: June 08, 2017, 07:32:41 am »
This is an informative thread.  George, the quote you referenced along with Cathy's side by side photos really shed light on bottle shapes typical to certain ages, which often baffle me. And Steven's comment about scholar vs commercial artists shed light on that subject as well.
Thanks all!

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