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{
    "localId": "32894",
    "label": "Tsuba with a Large Carp and Two Small Fish",
    "core": "obj",
    "dtoType": "object",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.114"
}

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    "id": "32894",
    "sourceUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.114",
    "contentType": "object",
    "stage": "normalized",
    "title": "Tsuba with a Large Carp and Two Small Fish",
    "description": "This tsuba shows a carp swimming along with two other fish. Carp are often associated with good fortune. The back of the tsuba shows additional aquatic life in the form of a spiny lobster and a water bug. Bubbles in the water are indicated in gold.",
    "provenance": "Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.",
    "date": "1841-1884 (Edo)",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.114",
    "rightsUri": "CC0",
    "language": "en",
    "genreSpecific": [
        "Arms & Armor",
        "tsubas",
        "sword components"
    ],
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    "thumbnailUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS3_51.114_Back_DD_JP08.jpg",
    "largeImageUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS3_51.114_Back_DD_JP08.jpg",
    "imageCount": 5,
    "pageCount": 5,
    "source": "import",
    "dimensions": [
        {
            "units": "cm",
            "width": 8.2,
            "height": 7.6,
            "depth": 0.4
        }
    ],
    "dimensionsRaw": "3 1/4 x 3 x 3/16 in. (8.2 x 7.55 x 0.41 cm)"
}

{
    "cul": "Japanese",
    "style": "Goto School",
    "inscriptions": "[Signature] 宮田信清; [Translation] Miyata Nobukiyo",
    "med": "sentoku, gold, shibuichi",
    "creator_ids": [
        "6987"
    ],
    "collection_ids": [
        "JMA"
    ],
    "exhibition_ids": []
}

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    "pageIndex": 0,
    "type": "photo",
    "url": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/raw/PS3_51.114_Mrk_DD_JP08.jpg",
    "mediaId": "5f2a880c32f8a10c"
}