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Priest's staff (teshakujô)

16th–17th centuries
Medium/TechniquePewter (staff), cast bronze (finial), and wood with vermillion lacquer (handle)
Dimensions32.6 cm (12 13/16 in.) (length)
Credit LineAlfred Greenough Collection
Accession number85.251
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ClassificationsRitual objects
Collections
Provenance1885 gift of Charles Henry Parker, from the Estate of Alfred Greenough
about 1890
17th–19th centuries
probably 1756
probably 1756
18th century
19th century
1802–10