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{
    "localId": "28125",
    "label": "Tsuba with Shôki the Demon Queller",
    "core": "obj",
    "dtoType": "object",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.152"
}

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    "id": "28125",
    "sourceUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.152",
    "contentType": "object",
    "stage": "normalized",
    "title": "Tsuba with Shôki the Demon Queller",
    "description": "This tsuba shows Shôki the Demon Queller, who is recognizable by his flowing beard. Next to him, under the plugged hole for the kozuka, is a Chinese-style lion. The legend of Shôki originated in China. Shôki was an aspiring scholar in China who committed suicide when he failed the examinations to become a government official. The emperor, when he realized the degree of Shôki's commitment to service, awarded him the title of doctor. Shôki then appeared to the emperor in a dream where he vowed to protect the empire from demons to show his gratitude.",
    "provenance": "Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.",
    "date": "ca. 1670-1733 (Edo)",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.152",
    "rightsUri": "CC0",
    "language": "en",
    "genreSpecific": [
        "Arms & Armor",
        "tsubas",
        "sword components"
    ],
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    "thumbnailUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS3_51.152_Back_DD_JP09.jpg",
    "largeImageUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS3_51.152_Back_DD_JP09.jpg",
    "imageCount": 3,
    "pageCount": 3,
    "source": "import",
    "dimensionsRaw": "3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm)"
}

{
    "cul": "Japanese",
    "style": "Yokoya School",
    "inscriptions": "[Signature] 宗珉; [Translation] Somin",
    "med": "copper alloy with silver alloy, gold, and silver",
    "creator_ids": [
        "4419"
    ],
    "collection_ids": [
        "JMA"
    ],
    "exhibition_ids": []
}

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    "pageIndex": 0,
    "type": "photo",
    "url": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/raw/PS3_51.152_Mrk_DD_JP09.jpg",
    "mediaId": "5404ec1f6e9e5735"
}