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{
    "localId": "16838",
    "label": "Tsuba with Two Cranes among Reeds",
    "core": "obj",
    "dtoType": "object",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.194"
}

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    "id": "16838",
    "sourceUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.194",
    "contentType": "object",
    "stage": "normalized",
    "title": "Tsuba with Two Cranes among Reeds",
    "description": "On the front of this tsuba are two cranes among reeds at the water's edge. A third crane is on the reverse. Cranes are a symbol of longevity. Paired cranes often symbolize marital happiness and fidelity. Both secondary holes of this tsuba have been plugged.",
    "provenance": "Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.",
    "date": "ca. 1825 (Edo)",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.194",
    "rightsUri": "CC0",
    "language": "en",
    "genreSpecific": [
        "Arms & Armor",
        "tsubas",
        "sword components"
    ],
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    "thumbnailUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS3_51.194_Fnt_DD_JP08.jpg",
    "largeImageUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS3_51.194_Fnt_DD_JP08.jpg",
    "imageCount": 3,
    "pageCount": 3,
    "source": "import",
    "dimensions": [
        {
            "units": "cm",
            "width": 7.6,
            "height": 7.1,
            "depth": 0.4
        }
    ],
    "dimensionsRaw": "3 x 2 3/4 x 3/16 in. (7.6 x 7.06 x 0.4 cm)"
}

{
    "cul": "Japanese",
    "inscriptions": "[Signature] 紫雲斎　弘親; [Translation] Shiunsai/Hirochika",
    "med": "shibuichi, silver gilt, gilt",
    "creator_ids": [
        "6506"
    ],
    "collection_ids": [
        "JMA"
    ],
    "exhibition_ids": []
}

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    "pageIndex": 0,
    "type": "photo",
    "url": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/raw/PS3_51.194_Mrk_DD_JP08.jpg",
    "mediaId": "93f281c93cf07589"
}