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{
    "localId": "40640",
    "label": "Long sword (katana) with black lacquer saya with raised waves, fish, octopus and mon (includes 51.1264.1-51.1264.3)",
    "core": "obj",
    "dtoType": "object",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.1264"
}

{
    "id": "40640",
    "sourceUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.1264",
    "contentType": "object",
    "stage": "normalized",
    "title": "Long sword (katana) with black lacquer saya with raised waves, fish, octopus and mon (includes 51.1264.1-51.1264.3)",
    "description": "Black lacquer saya with raised waves, three fish, in copper and gold, two with mon, and a silver octopus. Mountings of shibuichi and silver , with waves and fish of gold and copper, mekugi; peony and vine; iris and plum near kashira.  Menuki - fish and waves. Kogai inscribed. Kozuka inscribed on blade and handle. Seppa and habaki of gold. Lower half of blade is double-edged.",
    "provenance": "Acquired by Henry Walters before 1931",
    "date": "1866 (late Edo)",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.1264",
    "rightsUri": "CC0",
    "language": "en",
    "genreSpecific": [
        "long sword",
        "katana",
        "Katana blade",
        "tsuba",
        "fuchi",
        "kashira",
        "menuki",
        "kozuka",
        "kogai",
        "saya",
        "tsu"
    ],
    "iiifBase": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_51.1264_DetA_DD_12.jpg",
    "thumbnailUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_51.1264_DetA_DD_12.jpg",
    "largeImageUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_51.1264_DetA_DD_12.jpg",
    "imageCount": 12,
    "pageCount": 12,
    "source": "import",
    "dimensionsRaw": "Overall: 39 in. (99 cm)"
}

{
    "cul": "Japanese",
    "inscriptions": [
        "[Signature] Omori Hidetomo; [Transcription] Ushu Yajima shin Fujiwara Kunishige saku kore/ Keio ni tora nen ni gatsu nichi. [unread] Masatane; [Translation] This is made by Kunishige of the Fujiwara clan",
        "official of Ushu province",
        "Yajima./ Keio 2 (1866)",
        "year of the tiger",
        "2nd month. [unread] Masatane.  none"
    ],
    "RelatedObjects": [
        "36073",
        "79263",
        "79262",
        "79264",
        "79265"
    ],
    "med": "Black lacquer, silver, shibuichi, gold,shakudo, copper",
    "creator_ids": [
        "6153",
        "6092"
    ],
    "collection_ids": [],
    "exhibition_ids": []
}

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    "seq": 5,
    "pageIndex": 0,
    "type": "photo",
    "url": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/raw/PS1_51.1264_DetA_DD_12.jpg",
    "mediaId": "a017b37509295c0f"
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