Sankosho (Pestle with three prongs), (Excavated from the summit of Mt. Misen, Nara)

Gilt bronze
L 22.4
Heian period　11th century-12th century

Sankosho (Pestle with three prongs), (Excavated from the summit of Mt. Misen, Nara)
  • D000999
Sankosho (Pestle with three prongs), (Excavated from the summit of Mt. Misen, Nara)_0
  • D046814
  • 2006/12/19
Sankosho (Pestle with three prongs), (Excavated from the summit of Mt. Misen, Nara)_1
  • D000999
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Sankosho (Pestle with three prongs), (Excavated from the summit of Mt. Misen, Nara)_2
  • A029138
  • 2006/12/19
Sankosho (Pestle with three prongs), (Excavated from the summit of Mt. Misen, Nara)_3
  • A024100
  • 1993/02/01
Sankosho (Pestle with three prongs), (Excavated from the summit of Mt. Misen, Nara)_4
  • A024101
  • 1993/02/01
Sankosho (Pestle with three prongs), (Excavated from the summit of Mt. Misen, Nara)_5
  • A022635
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This Esoteric Buddhist implement was excavated from the summit of Mt. Misen (elevation 1895 meters) in the depths of the Yoshino area. The tip of the prong is shaped like a barbed arrowhead; it is similar to the type classified as the archaic style of the "angry three-pronged vajra" (Jpn. funnugata sankosho). Although it is slight, the entire surface is gilded. 
Object label 

Accession Number 1056-1
Category Archaeological Works
Provenance Excavated from the summit of Mt. Misen, Nara
Bibliography Ko-Mikkyō: the incipient stages of Japanese esoteric buddhism. Nara National Museum, 2005, 207p. (Japanese) Illustrated Catalogue of the Collection of Nara National Museum: Buddhist Archaeological Objects. Nara National Museum, 1993, 156p. (Japanese) Applied art of Japanese esoteric Buddhism. Nara National Museum, 1992, 286p. (Japanese) Arts treasures of mountain religion. Nara National Museum, 1985, 240p. (Japanese)

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