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{
    "localId": "79635",
    "label": "Tsuka with Emperor, Dragon and Tiger",
    "core": "obj",
    "dtoType": "object",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.1232.3B"
}

{
    "id": "79635",
    "sourceUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.1232.3B",
    "contentType": "object",
    "stage": "normalized",
    "title": "Tsuka with Emperor, Dragon and Tiger",
    "description": "The seated figure in a cart on the kashira might be the Chinese general Gentoku (Ch. Liu Bei [Liu Pei]). He was an important figure in the 2nd century and his story is part of the legend \"The Romance of the Three Kingdoms.\" Gentoku eventually became emperor of Shu [Shu]. A dragon appears over his cart to protect him. The menuki are in the shape of a dragon and a tiger. These two animals are commonly paired as a symbol of a ruler and his advisers. This is part of a mounted set.",
    "provenance": "Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquistion unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.",
    "date": "19th century (Edo-Meij)",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.1232.3B",
    "rightsUri": "CC0",
    "language": "en",
    "genreSpecific": [
        "Arms & Armor",
        "tsuka",
        "sword components",
        "handles"
    ],
    "iiifBase": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS3_51.1232.3b_DetA_DD_JP09.jpg",
    "thumbnailUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS3_51.1232.3b_DetA_DD_JP09.jpg",
    "largeImageUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS3_51.1232.3b_DetA_DD_JP09.jpg",
    "imageCount": 3,
    "pageCount": 3,
    "source": "import",
    "dimensionsRaw": "L: 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm)"
}

{
    "cul": "Japanese",
    "inscriptions": "none",
    "med": "wood, ivory, gold, sentoku, copper",
    "creator_ids": [
        "6194"
    ],
    "collection_ids": [
        "JMA"
    ],
    "exhibition_ids": []
}

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    "seq": 1,
    "pageIndex": 0,
    "type": "photo",
    "url": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/raw/PS3_51.1232.3b_Fnt_DD_JP09.jpg",
    "mediaId": "a8024a88667235a6"
}