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{
    "localId": "6030",
    "label": "Tsuba with Bamboo",
    "core": "obj",
    "dtoType": "object",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.357"
}

{
    "id": "6030",
    "sourceUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.357",
    "contentType": "object",
    "stage": "normalized",
    "title": "Tsuba with Bamboo",
    "description": "This tsuba is decorated with a motif of bamboo in gold enamel. Bamboo is a symbol of summer and is frequently depicted in Japanese art.",
    "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/51.357",
    "rightsUri": "CC0",
    "language": "en",
    "genreSpecific": [
        "Arms & Armor",
        "tsubas",
        "sword components"
    ],
    "iiifBase": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS3_51.357_Back_DD_JP09.jpg",
    "thumbnailUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS3_51.357_Back_DD_JP09.jpg",
    "largeImageUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS3_51.357_Back_DD_JP09.jpg",
    "imageCount": 4,
    "pageCount": 4,
    "source": "import",
    "dimensionsRaw": "3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm)"
}

{
    "cul": "Japanese",
    "inscriptions": "[Signature] 勝本市雲; [Translation] Katsumoto Ichiun",
    "med": "iron with gold and shakudo",
    "creator_ids": [
        "2552"
    ],
    "collection_ids": [
        "JMA"
    ],
    "exhibition_ids": []
}

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    "pageIndex": 0,
    "type": "photo",
    "url": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/raw/PS3_51.357_Back_DD_JP09.jpg",
    "mediaId": "3c31fd637bbafa6d"
}