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Hôjusho
宝珠杵
Vajra with flaming jewel-shaped ends (hôjusho)
Hôjusho
宝珠杵
Japanese
Edo period
19th century
Medium/Technique
Brass; cast
Dimensions
14.2 cm (5 9/16 in.) (length)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number21.1576
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsRitual objects
Catalogue Raisonné
Kajima Foundation MFA cat. 1 (Japanese ed. 1997, English ed. 1998), ch. III (Buddhist dec. arts), no. 106
Kajima Foundation MFA cat. 1 (2022), ch. III (Buddhist Ritual Objects), no. 107
Provenance1921 gift of William Sturgis Bigelow