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{
    "localId": "17441",
    "label": "Tsuba with Chinese Generals Kanyu, Gentoku and Chohi",
    "core": "obj",
    "dtoType": "object",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.340"
}

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    "id": "17441",
    "sourceUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.340",
    "contentType": "object",
    "stage": "normalized",
    "title": "Tsuba with Chinese Generals Kanyu, Gentoku and Chohi",
    "description": "Under a pine tree at the right of this tsuba are three Chinese generals, Kanyu (Ch. Guan Yu [Kuan Yu]), Gentoku (Ch. Liu Bei [Liu Pei]) and Chohi (Ch. Zhang Fei [Chang Fei]). They fought together in the 2nd century at the beginning of the Three Kingdoms period. Gentoku eventually became emperor of Shu [Shu]. On the reverse of the tsuba is a pine tree.",
    "provenance": "Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.",
    "date": "18th century (Edo)",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.340",
    "rightsUri": "CC0",
    "language": "en",
    "genreSpecific": [
        "Arms & Armor",
        "tsubas",
        "sword components"
    ],
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    "thumbnailUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS3_51.340_Fnt_DD_JP09.jpg",
    "largeImageUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS3_51.340_Fnt_DD_JP09.jpg",
    "imageCount": 3,
    "pageCount": 3,
    "source": "import",
    "dimensionsRaw": "2 11/16 in. (6.9 cm)"
}

{
    "cul": "Japanese",
    "inscriptions": "[Signature] 貞隨; [Translation] Sadayuki (kao)",
    "med": "shibuichi with gold, copper, and gold alloys",
    "creator_ids": [
        "6988"
    ],
    "collection_ids": [
        "JMA"
    ],
    "exhibition_ids": []
}

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    "pageIndex": 0,
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    "url": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/raw/PS3_51.340_Back_DD_JP09.jpg",
    "mediaId": "6d150eef12445c5b"
}