Finial for a Buddhist Monk's Staff (Shakujō) with Pagodas, Vases, and Sun & Moon

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2014.163
Title: Finial for a Buddhist Monk's Staff (Shakujō) with Pagodas, Vases, and Sun & Moon
Other Titles: Alternate Title: Shakujō
Classification: Ritual Implements
Work Type: finial
Date: 1185-1333
Places: Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period: Kamakura period, 1185-1333
Culture: Japanese
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/59448

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Gilt bronze; inscribed "Dokei" on one side and "Zenkōji" [a temple in Niigata prefecture] on the other
Dimensions: H. 21.6 x W. 10.5 x D. 6.5 cm (8 1/2 x 4 1/8 x 2 9/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: [Gallery Hosomi Hoko-an, Tokyo, (by ca. 1989)], sold; to Sylvan Barnet and William Burto, Cambridge, MA, (ca. 1989-2014), gift from Sylvan Barnet and bequest from William Burto; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2014.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Sylvan Barnet and William Burto
Accession Year: 2014
Object Number: 2014.163
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

Marks of Enlightenment, Traces of Devotion: Japanese Calligraphy and Painting from the Sylvan Barnet and William Burto Collection, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 12/23/2004 - 04/17/2005

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