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The presence here of shallow wine cups floating on water calls to mind the Poetry Gathering at the Orchid Pavilion in fourth-century China, in which poets famously drank from cups of wine that had been set adrift down a meandering stream. Two paintings on view in these galleries treat the same theme.
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Title: Stencil with Pattern of Wine Cups on Waves
Date: 19th century
Culture: Japan
Medium: Paper reinforced with silk
Dimensions: 22 7/8 x 16 3/4 in. (58.1 x 42.5 cm)
Classification: Stencils
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Horace Havemeyer, 1942
Accession Number: 42.91.39
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