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Rectangular plaque
https://asia.si.edu/object/F1911.31Crouching tiger
https://asia.si.edu/object/F1911.32a-bOrnament
https://asia.si.edu/object/F1911.33Ceremonial implement
https://asia.si.edu/object/F1911.417Plaque with design of mountains, clouds and bats
https://asia.si.edu/object/F1911.424Seal
https://asia.si.edu/object/F1911.429Disk (bi 璧)
https://asia.si.edu/object/F1911.444
<p>Perforated disk of the type pi [bi] 璧; bored from both sides, leaving a pronounced median ridge; rich mottled browns with excessive white disintegration, one area near rim completely decomposed on both sides; proportions irregular; surface rough with cracks and pits of decomposition. (Rim broken and chipped.) Acquired with a box, now lost.</p>