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    "localId": "31314",
    "label": "Portable Writing Set (Yatate) with Rabbit’s Head",
    "core": "obj",
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    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/57.1339"
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    "id": "31314",
    "sourceUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/57.1339",
    "contentType": "object",
    "stage": "normalized",
    "title": "Portable Writing Set (Yatate) with Rabbit’s Head",
    "description": "A yatate is a portable writing set that provides a case for ink and a shaft for a brush. This set also includes a letter opener in addition to a compass, a sundial, and a calendar—all of these parts are conveniently hidden under the rabbit’s head. People carried portable writing sets while traveling or on an outing, in case they were inspired to compose a letter, poem, or calligraphy.",
    "date": "19th century (Meiji period (1868-1912))",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/57.1339",
    "rightsUri": "CC0",
    "language": "en",
    "genreSpecific": [
        "yatate"
    ],
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    "imageCount": 5,
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    "source": "import",
    "dimensions": [
        {
            "units": "cm",
            "width": 3.8,
            "height": 3.2,
            "depth": 18.4
        }
    ],
    "dimensionsRaw": "H: 1 1/2 x W: 1 1/4 x L: 7 1/4 in. (3.81 x 3.18 x 18.42 cm)"
}

{
    "cul": "Japanese",
    "inscriptions": "[Signature] Jokatsusai Yasukazu or Hoichi",
    "dynasty": "Meiji period (1868-1912)",
    "med": "silver, gold",
    "creator_ids": [
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    ],
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    "exhibition_ids": [
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    ]
}

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