Native Name | Vajra | Rimbo |
Object Number | 29-96-469 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Japanese | Buddhist |
Provenience | Japan |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Wood | Bronze |
Iconography | Vajra | Dharmacakra | Rimbo | Toko-sho | Sanko-sho | Kuko-sho |
Description | Buddhist symbols fastened to a black lacquered planche with a red and gold border. The symbols are the sanko-sho, a three prong vajra in cross form called katsuma kongo, a toko-sho or single prong vajra, a kuko-sho or nine prong vajra, and an eight-spoke rimbo which combines the dharmacakra with a lotus flower. This was most likely associated with a Shingon Buddhist temple. |
Height | 3 cm |
Length | 42.5 cm |
Width | 29 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
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