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{
    "localId": "37410",
    "label": "Tsuba with Dragonflies",
    "core": "obj",
    "dtoType": "object",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.310"
}

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    "id": "37410",
    "sourceUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.310",
    "contentType": "object",
    "stage": "normalized",
    "title": "Tsuba with Dragonflies",
    "description": "This tsuba shows two dragonflies facing each other across the central opening. The upper dragonfly is executed in silver and gold. The lower is made from a silver alloy. The bodies of both dragonflies continue on the back. Dragonflies are a symbol of autumn. They are also a reference to the islands of Japan because the shape of the islands has been said to resemble a dragonfly.",
    "provenance": "Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.",
    "date": "ca. 1800",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.310",
    "rightsUri": "CC0",
    "language": "en",
    "genreSpecific": [
        "Arms & Armor",
        "tsubas",
        "sword components"
    ],
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    "thumbnailUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS3_51.310_Back_DD_JP08.jpg",
    "largeImageUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS3_51.310_Back_DD_JP08.jpg",
    "imageCount": 2,
    "pageCount": 2,
    "source": "import",
    "dimensions": [
        {
            "units": "cm",
            "width": 8.1,
            "height": 7.7
        }
    ],
    "dimensionsRaw": "3 3/16 x 3 in. (8.1 x 7.7 cm)"
}

{
    "cul": "Japanese",
    "inscriptions": "none",
    "med": "iron, silver, gold, shakudo",
    "creator_ids": [
        "6194"
    ],
    "collection_ids": [
        "JMA"
    ],
    "exhibition_ids": []
}

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    "mediaId": "d998831b91e03049"
}