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    "localId": "7263",
    "label": "Netsuke in the Form of a Goat",
    "core": "obj",
    "dtoType": "object",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/71.840"
}

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    "id": "7263",
    "sourceUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/71.840",
    "contentType": "object",
    "stage": "normalized",
    "title": "Netsuke in the Form of a Goat",
    "description": "Netsuke were functional fashion accessories for wealthy Japanese men, who wore kimonos that had no pockets. Netsuke were created in a wide variety of materials and portrayed equally diverse subject matter such as those represented in this case. Often humorously designed and always meticulously carved, netsuke were miniature sculptures that were appreciated then and now for their craftsmanship and playfulness.",
    "provenance": "Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown];  Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.",
    "date": "mid-18th century (Edo period (1603-1868))",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/71.840",
    "rightsUri": "CC0",
    "language": "en",
    "genreSpecific": [
        "Ivory & Bone",
        "netsuke"
    ],
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    "largeImageUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL1_71.840_Prof_TR_T90IIA.jpg",
    "imageCount": 1,
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    "source": "import",
    "dimensions": [
        {
            "units": "cm",
            "width": 4.2,
            "height": 3.9,
            "depth": 2.3
        }
    ],
    "dimensionsRaw": "H: 1 5/8 × W: 1 9/16 × D: 7/8 in. (4.2 × 3.9 × 2.3 cm)"
}

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    "cul": "Japanese",
    "inscriptions": "[Signature] Mitsuharu",
    "med": "ivory",
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    ],
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    ],
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        "3673"
    ]
}

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