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These objects are depicted at the bottom of Shosaizu-themed poem-and-painting scrolls by Zen monks. In Joseon palaces, five of these objects are painted on a folding screen behind the Phoenix Throne. In Qiú Yīng’s Emperor Minghuang’s Journey to Sichuan, these objects are bright blue. These objects define the (*) "threshold" in an ink wash style used by Zhāng Zéduān named for water and these objects. A timberyard and tea plantation appear in the foreground of two of an additional ten works added to a series depicting one of these objects, which dominates the composition of Fine Wind, Clear Morning. One of these objects is seen in the background of a woodcut depicting three fishing boats getting swept by a “Great Wave.” For 10 points, name these geographic features, one of which was the focus of Thirty-Six (10[1])Views by Hokusai. ■END■

ANSWER: mountains [or peaks; accept volcanoes; accept shān or san; accept specific mountains like Mount Fuji or Mount Kunlun]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Austin GuoPrincetonColumbia B6310
Jack RadoColumbia ANYU C8310
William OrrYaleLehigh A8410
Eshan PantNYU ABard8810
Lexi TermanRutgersGatherer9210
Andre WongColumbia CNYU B11310

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2024 Booster Shot (Columbia)02/23/2024Y6100%0%0%87.17
2024 Booster Shot (Waterloo)02/23/2024Y4100%25%0%66.00
2024 Booster Shot (Vanderbilt)03/02/2024Y4100%0%0%79.75
2024 Booster Shot (Great Lakes)03/09/2024Y7100%14%14%86.57
2024 Booster Shot (WUSTL)03/09/2024Y3100%0%0%82.00