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{
    "localId": "17119",
    "label": "Long Sword (tachi) decorated with various mon (includes 51.1173.1-51.1173.4)",
    "core": "obj",
    "dtoType": "object",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.1173"
}

{
    "id": "17119",
    "sourceUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.1173",
    "contentType": "object",
    "stage": "normalized",
    "title": "Long Sword (tachi) decorated with various mon (includes 51.1173.1-51.1173.4)",
    "description": "Saya with gold-dust lacquer and gold leaf applied; some of it rising up. Ishizuke, sai, sling-bands, obi-tori koiguchi, habaki, seppa, dai seppa, tsuba, fuchi, tsuka and kabuto gane all of silver. Tsuka-ai gold mon, mekugi the same, one mekugi button is loose. Udenuki cord with ojime and metal tips.Wakizashi mounted as Tachi. Tsuba comes apart into 3 pieces. Directions for putting mounts together inscribed on tsuba. Menuki: Myoga (ginger) mon.  Saya: Ooka mon, 2 Aoi mon. Gold on lacquer of Saya is peeling off very badly--needs help.",
    "provenance": "Acquired by Henry Walters before 1931",
    "date": "Muromachi",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.1173",
    "rightsUri": "CC0",
    "language": "en",
    "genreSpecific": [
        "longsword",
        "tachi",
        "tsuba",
        "fuchi",
        "kashira",
        "menuki",
        "saya",
        "tsuka"
    ],
    "iiifBase": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_51.1173_VwA_DD_T12.jpg",
    "thumbnailUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_51.1173_VwA_DD_T12.jpg",
    "largeImageUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_51.1173_VwA_DD_T12.jpg",
    "imageCount": 5,
    "pageCount": 5,
    "source": "import",
    "dimensionsRaw": "31 5/16 in. (79.5 cm) (l.) wakizashi mounted as a tachi"
}

{
    "cul": "Japanese",
    "style": "Muromachi Nio School",
    "inscriptions": [
        "[Transcription] Saya",
        "tsuke",
        "ue; [Translation] scabbard",
        "handle [instructions for assembling mounts]"
    ],
    "RelatedObjects": [
        "5298",
        "32504"
    ],
    "med": "Gold lacquer, steel, silver, shibuichi, gold, shakudo",
    "creator_ids": [
        "6830"
    ],
    "collection_ids": [],
    "exhibition_ids": []
}

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    "seq": 1,
    "pageIndex": 0,
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    "url": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/raw/PS1_51.1173_VwA_DD_T12.jpg",
    "mediaId": "930bdeaccfbc8dde"
}