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{
    "localId": "16425",
    "label": "Tsuba with the Taoist Immortal Bukan and his Tiger",
    "core": "obj",
    "dtoType": "object",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.296"
}

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    "id": "16425",
    "sourceUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.296",
    "contentType": "object",
    "stage": "normalized",
    "title": "Tsuba with the Taoist Immortal Bukan and his Tiger",
    "description": "The Taoist immortal Bukan (Ch. Fenggan [Feng Kan) was known for riding his tiger around his monastery to shock others. Here, he is shown atop his tiger at the right side of the tsuba. Only the front of the tiger and Bukan's torso can be seen. Bukan's ability to tame the tiger represents the power of his knowledge. On the reverse is a waterfall.",
    "provenance": "Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.",
    "date": "1696-1769 (Edo)",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.296",
    "rightsUri": "CC0",
    "language": "en",
    "genreSpecific": [
        "Arms & Armor",
        "tsubas",
        "sword components"
    ],
    "iiifBase": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS3_51.296_MrkA_DD_JP08.jpg",
    "thumbnailUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS3_51.296_MrkA_DD_JP08.jpg",
    "largeImageUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS3_51.296_MrkA_DD_JP08.jpg",
    "imageCount": 3,
    "pageCount": 3,
    "source": "import",
    "dimensions": [
        {
            "units": "cm",
            "width": 7.1,
            "height": 6.6,
            "depth": 0.6
        }
    ],
    "dimensionsRaw": "2 13/16 x 2 5/8 x 1/4 in. (7.1 x 6.6 x 0.56 cm)"
}

{
    "cul": "Japanese",
    "style": "Hamano School",
    "inscriptions": "[Signature] 乙柳軒; [Translation] Otsuryûken",
    "med": "copper alloy, shibuichi, gold, copper, shakudo (?)",
    "creator_ids": [
        "6114"
    ],
    "collection_ids": [
        "JMA"
    ],
    "exhibition_ids": []
}

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    "pageIndex": 0,
    "type": "photo",
    "url": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/raw/PS3_51.296_Back_DD_JP08.2.jpg",
    "mediaId": "525a0a3e51a7cdb9"
}