Teshakujo is the name for the special variety of staff that is characterized by its short handle. The head of the short-handled staff has rings on three sides of the central finial (sorin), from each hangs a single ring-chime (yukan). On the top stands a flower vase. This type is said to have been preferred by mountain ascetics known as shugenja.
Object label
Handy-type Shakujyō (Priest's staff)
Bronze
H 35.8
Kamakura period 14th century
- A023565
- A023565
- A023566
- A023567
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| Accession Number | 713-0 |
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| Category | Decorative Arts |
| Bibliography | Illustrated Catalogue of the Collection of Nara National Museum: Buddhist Implements. Nara National Museum, 1992, 121p. (Japanese) |