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    "localId": "364",
    "label": "Tsuba with Cranes at Water's Edge",
    "core": "obj",
    "dtoType": "object",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.116"
}

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    "id": "364",
    "sourceUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.116",
    "contentType": "object",
    "stage": "normalized",
    "title": "Tsuba with Cranes at Water's Edge",
    "description": "The front of this tsuba shows two cranes near a rocky shore. Cranes are a symbol of longevity. They were often paired as a sign of martial fidelity. The back depicts a flying crane. The background of this tsuba has been worked in a style with small dots known as fish roe (nanako).",
    "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/51.116",
    "rightsUri": "CC0",
    "language": "en",
    "genreSpecific": [
        "Arms & Armor",
        "tsubas",
        "sword components"
    ],
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    "imageCount": 3,
    "pageCount": 3,
    "source": "import",
    "dimensions": [
        {
            "units": "cm",
            "width": 7.2,
            "height": 6.1,
            "depth": 0.4
        }
    ],
    "dimensionsRaw": "2 13/16 x 2 3/8 x 1/8 in. (7.17 x 6.1 x 0.38 cm)"
}

{
    "cul": "Japanese",
    "inscriptions": "none",
    "med": "copper, shakudo, shibuichi and silver",
    "creator_ids": [
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    ],
    "collection_ids": [
        "JMA"
    ],
    "exhibition_ids": []
}

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