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The funerary epitaph discovered in the tomb not only lists the tomb
occupant's year of death as 1510, but states that he was a civil official, not
to mention a confidant of the Prince of Shu 12 (modern Sichuan). Such
circumstances indicate that bronzes of this type must have been held in
high regard, especially since the censer and its accompanying vases
occupied the place of honor on the stone altar.

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