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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2014.162
Title
Three-Prong Vajra (Sankosho)
Other Titles
Alternate Title: Sankosho
Classification
Ritual Implements
Work Type
vajra
Date
late 12th-early 14th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Kamakura period, 1185-1333
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/58999

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Gilt bronze; with lightly incised inscription
Dimensions
L. 16 x W. 4.5 x D. 1.4 cm (6 5/16 x 1 3/4 x 9/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Takashi Yanagi, Kyoto, (by 2001)], sold; to Sylvan Barnet and William Burto, Cambridge, MA, (2001-2014), 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
2014.162
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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