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    "localId": "79588",
    "label": "Tsuka with Fudô Myô-ô and Kongara Dôji",
    "core": "obj",
    "dtoType": "object",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.1223.2B"
}

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    "id": "79588",
    "sourceUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.1223.2B",
    "contentType": "object",
    "stage": "normalized",
    "title": "Tsuka with Fudô Myô-ô and Kongara Dôji",
    "description": "The menuki on the front of the hilt depicts the deity Fudô Myô-ô, the Immovable One. Behind him is a mandorla of flames. Fudô Myô-ô is one of the five Kings of Light who protect the Buddhist faithful. His fierce expression is intended to scare away evil spirits. He is almost always shown with a sword in his right hand and a rope in his left hand. The menuki on the reverse is the Sanskrit syllable \"ham\" which indicates Fudô Myô-ô. His acolyte Kongara Dôji appears on the kashira. Another acolyte, Seitaka Dôji, appears on the fuchi. This is part of a mounted set in which all the pieces are related to Fudô Myô-ô.",
    "provenance": "Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acqistion unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.",
    "date": "19th century (?) (Edo-Meiji)",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.1223.2B",
    "rightsUri": "CC0",
    "language": "en",
    "genreSpecific": [
        "Arms & Armor",
        "tsuka",
        "kashira",
        "menuki",
        "sword components",
        "handles"
    ],
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    "imageCount": 3,
    "pageCount": 3,
    "source": "import",
    "dimensionsRaw": "L: 4 9/16 in. (11.6 cm)"
}

{
    "cul": "Japanese",
    "style": "Hamano School",
    "inscriptions": "none",
    "med": "wood, gold, ray skin",
    "creator_ids": [
        "6194"
    ],
    "collection_ids": [
        "JMA"
    ],
    "exhibition_ids": []
}

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