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{
    "localId": "3091",
    "label": "Tsuba with a Hunter on Horseback with a Falcon",
    "core": "obj",
    "dtoType": "object",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.318"
}

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    "id": "3091",
    "sourceUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.318",
    "contentType": "object",
    "stage": "normalized",
    "title": "Tsuba with a Hunter on Horseback with a Falcon",
    "description": "This tsuba depicts the ancient sport of falconry. Originally a past-time for the nobles, it was also actively practiced by members of the warrior class at the time this tsuba was made. A mounted hunter is on the right with a falcon on his arm. He is attended by a servant. On the reverse, another servant has a dog on a leash. Dogs were also used in falconry.",
    "provenance": "Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.",
    "date": "1732-1786 (mid Edo)",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.318",
    "rightsUri": "CC0",
    "language": "en",
    "genreSpecific": [
        "Arms & Armor",
        "tsubas",
        "sword components"
    ],
    "iiifBase": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS3_51.318_Fnt_DD_JP08.jpg",
    "thumbnailUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS3_51.318_Fnt_DD_JP08.jpg",
    "largeImageUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS3_51.318_Fnt_DD_JP08.jpg",
    "imageCount": 3,
    "pageCount": 3,
    "source": "import",
    "dimensions": [
        {
            "units": "cm",
            "width": 6.7,
            "height": 6.3,
            "depth": 0.5
        }
    ],
    "dimensionsRaw": "2 5/8 x 2 7/16 x 3/16 in. (6.67 x 6.27 x 0.54 cm)"
}

{
    "cul": "Japanese",
    "inscriptions": "[Signature] 長常; [Translation] Nagatsune (kao)",
    "med": "iron, silver, gold, copper, shibuichi, copper alloy, shakudo",
    "creator_ids": [
        "3803"
    ],
    "collection_ids": [
        "JMA"
    ],
    "exhibition_ids": []
}

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    "seq": 1,
    "pageIndex": 0,
    "type": "photo",
    "url": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/raw/PS3_51.318_Fnt_DD_JP08.jpg",
    "mediaId": "5823941edff237f3"
}