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Kashira

This is a Kashira. It is dated 1748–50 and we acquired it in 1936. Its medium is gin. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was bequest of George Cameron Stone. It is credited Bequest of George Cameron Stone.

It is inscribed

Mu mei

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Kashira; gin; Bequest of George Cameron Stone; 1936-4-658-a,b

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