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    "localId": "39900",
    "label": "Tsuba with the Bodhisattva Kannon",
    "core": "obj",
    "dtoType": "object",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.218"
}

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    "id": "39900",
    "sourceUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.218",
    "contentType": "object",
    "stage": "normalized",
    "title": "Tsuba with the Bodhisattva Kannon",
    "description": "The bodhisattva Kannon sits on the right side of the tsuba. While the bodhisattva is neither a man nor a woman, depictions of this type have a distinctly feminine aspect. She is called the \"White Robed Kannon\" because of her costume. She sits near a waterfall. Kannon is a compassionate deity who helps humans achieve Buddhahood. The reverse of the tsuba depicts lotus flowers, which are associated with Buddha and other Buddhist deities.",
    "provenance": "Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.",
    "date": "1848-1898 (Edo-Meiji)",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.218",
    "rightsUri": "CC0",
    "language": "en",
    "genreSpecific": [
        "Arms & Armor",
        "tsubas",
        "sword components"
    ],
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    "thumbnailUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS3_51.218_Fnt_DD_JP09.jpg",
    "largeImageUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS3_51.218_Fnt_DD_JP09.jpg",
    "imageCount": 3,
    "pageCount": 3,
    "source": "import",
    "dimensions": [
        {
            "units": "cm",
            "width": 8.5,
            "height": 7.5
        }
    ],
    "dimensionsRaw": "H: 3 3/8 × W: 2 15/16 in. (8.5 × 7.5 cm)"
}

{
    "cul": "Japanese",
    "inscriptions": "[Signature] 夏應; [Translation] Natsuo (kao);  [Seal] Natsuo",
    "dynasty": "Edo period; Meiji period",
    "med": "iron, brass, silver alloy, gold",
    "creator_ids": [
        "3841"
    ],
    "collection_ids": [
        "JMA"
    ],
    "exhibition_ids": []
}

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    "pageIndex": 0,
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