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    "localId": "35221",
    "label": "Dagger (aikuchi) with dark brown saya with waves silver mountings, various fish (includes 51.1242.1-51.1242.2)",
    "core": "obj",
    "dtoType": "object",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.1242"
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    "id": "35221",
    "sourceUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.1242",
    "contentType": "object",
    "stage": "normalized",
    "title": "Dagger (aikuchi) with dark brown saya with waves silver mountings, various fish (includes 51.1242.1-51.1242.2)",
    "date": "Muromachi; late Edo; Meiji",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.1242",
    "rightsUri": "CC0",
    "language": "en",
    "genreSpecific": [
        "daggers",
        "aikuchi",
        "Tanto blade",
        "fuchi",
        "kashira",
        "kozuka",
        "saya",
        "tsuka"
    ],
    "iiifBase": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS3_51.1242_Back_DD_JP09.jpg",
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    "largeImageUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS3_51.1242_Back_DD_JP09.jpg",
    "imageCount": 2,
    "pageCount": 2,
    "source": "import",
    "dimensionsRaw": "17 5/16 in. (44 cm) (l.) mounted tanto"
}

{
    "cul": "Japanese",
    "inscriptions": "[Forged Signature] Heianjo Nagayoshi; [Signature] [ ][ ]sai Masyoshi; [Transcription] Fuchi - \"\"Ichi[ ]sai Masatoshi\"\" / Kozuka -  \"\"Ansei [ ][ ][ ]tsuki Masatoshi tsukuru\"\" ; [Transcription] Masatoshi tsukuru; [Translation] Made by Masatoshi",
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        "79589",
        "79655"
    ],
    "med": "Dark brown lacquer, ray skin, steel, silver, gold, shibuichi, shakudo",
    "creator_ids": [
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        "5543"
    ],
    "collection_ids": [],
    "exhibition_ids": []
}

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