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    "localId": "8421",
    "label": "Fuchi with Chinese-style Lions and Peonies",
    "core": "obj",
    "dtoType": "object",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.1229.3A"
}

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    "id": "8421",
    "sourceUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.1229.3A",
    "contentType": "object",
    "stage": "normalized",
    "title": "Fuchi with Chinese-style Lions and Peonies",
    "description": "On the front of the fuchi, a Chinese-style lion (\"shi-shi\") peaks out from a rock. Lions in this style were derived from paintings of lions, not direct observation, so they resemble dogs more than actual lions. On the reverse is a large peony flower. This is part of a mounted set.",
    "provenance": "Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquistion unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.",
    "date": "1742-1807 (Edo)",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.1229.3A",
    "rightsUri": "CC0",
    "language": "en",
    "genreSpecific": [
        "Arms & Armor",
        "fuchi",
        "sword components",
        "handles"
    ],
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    "imageCount": 3,
    "pageCount": 3,
    "source": "import",
    "dimensions": [
        {
            "units": "cm",
            "width": 3.9,
            "height": 2.6,
            "depth": 1.4
        }
    ],
    "dimensionsRaw": "H: 1 9/16 x W: 1 x D: 9/16 in. (3.9 x 2.6 x 1.4 cm)"
}

{
    "cul": "Japanese",
    "inscriptions": "[Signature] 一玉堂　大森秀知; [Translation] Ichigyôkudô Ômori Hidetomo (kao)",
    "med": "silver, shakudo, gold, copper",
    "creator_ids": [
        "6092"
    ],
    "collection_ids": [
        "JMA"
    ],
    "exhibition_ids": []
}

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