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  53. 							<td><font size="-1" color="white" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Kong Xiangze</font><font size="+1" color="white" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> 孔祥泽</font><font size="-1" color="white" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> painted this and the next miniature kite in the 1950s.  It measures only 14 by 20 centimeters. Kong Xiangze specializes in the Cao style of kite making.  It was handed down by Cao Xueqin (1715-1764) of the Qing Dynasty who wrote a book on kite making.  Cao Xueqin is famous for his novel <em>A Dream of Red Mansions</em>, the Qing Dynasty classic of young love between Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu.  </font>
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