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Single Spout Blackware Vessel in the Form of Figures Riding on Reed Boat

1000–1400
Ceramic and pigment
21.3 × 21.6 cm (8.4 × 8.5 in)

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In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026

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