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{
    "localId": "23075",
    "label": "Tsuba with Jurôjin",
    "core": "obj",
    "dtoType": "object",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.115"
}

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    "id": "23075",
    "sourceUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.115",
    "contentType": "object",
    "stage": "normalized",
    "title": "Tsuba with Jurôjin",
    "description": "This tsuba shows Jurôjin, who is one of the seven gods of good fortune. He is often depicted with a deer, as seen here, or a crane. Both are signs of longevity. Jurôjin is dressed as a scholar. The pine tree on the back of the tsuba is also a sign of longevity.",
    "provenance": "Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.",
    "date": "19th century",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.115",
    "rightsUri": "CC0",
    "language": "en",
    "genreSpecific": [
        "Arms & Armor",
        "tsubas",
        "sword components"
    ],
    "iiifBase": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS3_51.115_Back_DD_JP08.jpg",
    "thumbnailUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS3_51.115_Back_DD_JP08.jpg",
    "largeImageUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS3_51.115_Back_DD_JP08.jpg",
    "imageCount": 3,
    "pageCount": 3,
    "source": "import",
    "dimensions": [
        {
            "units": "cm",
            "width": 7.1,
            "height": 6.4,
            "depth": 0.4
        }
    ],
    "dimensionsRaw": "2 13/16 x 2 1/2 x 1/8 in. (7.1 x 6.4 x 0.38 cm)"
}

{
    "cul": "Japanese",
    "inscriptions": "none",
    "med": "shibuichi, copper, shakudo, gold",
    "creator_ids": [
        "6194"
    ],
    "collection_ids": [
        "JMA"
    ],
    "exhibition_ids": [
        "2816"
    ]
}

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    "pageIndex": 0,
    "type": "photo",
    "url": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/raw/PS3_51.115_Mrk_DD_JP08.jpg",
    "mediaId": "0b7a99f0747432fe"
}