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    "localId": "38540",
    "label": "Tsuba with a Dragon among Clouds",
    "core": "obj",
    "dtoType": "object",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.157"
}

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    "id": "38540",
    "sourceUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.157",
    "contentType": "object",
    "stage": "normalized",
    "title": "Tsuba with a Dragon among Clouds",
    "description": "Along the right edge of this tsuba is the body of dragon flying through clouds. Dragons are a regular motif in Chinese and Japanese art. They are considered powerful creatures and are often depicted with clouds or storms. On the reverse of the tsuba, a segment of the dragon that is hidden by clouds on the front is revealed.",
    "provenance": "Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.",
    "date": "n.d.",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.157",
    "rightsUri": "CC0",
    "language": "en",
    "genreSpecific": [
        "Arms & Armor",
        "tsubas",
        "sword components"
    ],
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    "imageCount": 2,
    "pageCount": 2,
    "source": "import",
    "dimensions": [
        {
            "units": "cm",
            "width": 6.6,
            "height": 6,
            "depth": 0.5
        }
    ],
    "dimensionsRaw": "2 5/8 x 2 3/8 x 3/16 in. (6.6 x 5.96 x 0.48 cm)"
}

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    "cul": "Japanese",
    "inscriptions": "none",
    "med": "sentoku, gold",
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    ],
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    "exhibition_ids": []
}

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