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| A sheep-shaped Xun [Photo/Artron.net] | 
During the Tang and Song dynasties, sheep patterns were widely used as decoration on utensils and other items. For example, this is a sheep-shaped Xun, an ancient holed wind instrument, which was a children's toy in the Song Dynasty.
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