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{
    "localId": "19558",
    "label": "Kogai with Long-legged Creature (\"\"Ashinaga\"\")",
    "core": "obj",
    "dtoType": "object",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.1204.3"
}

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    "id": "19558",
    "sourceUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.1204.3",
    "contentType": "object",
    "stage": "normalized",
    "title": "Kogai with Long-legged Creature (\"\"Ashinaga\"\")",
    "description": "Long-legged creatures called \"ashinaga\" supposedly lived on an island near Japan. They often socialized with long-armed creatures called \"tenaga.\" The tenaga would sit on the ashinaga's shoulders to reach fruit on trees for them both to eat. This is part of a mounted set.",
    "provenance": "Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.",
    "date": "2nd half 18th century-1st half 19th century (late Edo)",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.1204.3",
    "rightsUri": "CC0",
    "language": "en",
    "genreSpecific": [
        "Arms & Armor",
        "kogai",
        "sword components"
    ],
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    "thumbnailUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS3_51.1204.3_Back_DD_JP09.jpg",
    "largeImageUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS3_51.1204.3_Back_DD_JP09.jpg",
    "imageCount": 3,
    "pageCount": 3,
    "source": "import",
    "dimensionsRaw": "L: 5 in. (12.7 cm)"
}

{
    "cul": "Japanese",
    "inscriptions": "[Signature] 乙柳軒　味墨; [Translation] Otsuryûken Miboku (kao)",
    "med": "gold",
    "creator_ids": [
        "5131"
    ],
    "collection_ids": [
        "JMA"
    ],
    "exhibition_ids": []
}

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    "pageIndex": 0,
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    "mediaId": "0aac53ac65be3708"
}