File:Japan, late Kamakura Period - Three-pronged Vajra Pestle (Sankosho) - 1974.264 - Cleveland Museum of Art.tif

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Three-pronged Vajra Pestle (Sankosho)   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Three-pronged Vajra Pestle (Sankosho)
Object type Metalwork
Description
Called a vajra in Sanskrit, a pestle of this kind is an Esoteric Buddhist ritual implement derived from the thunderbolt held by the Indian Vedic god Indra. The round forms along the center of the handle, known as demon eyes, are rather compressed in this example, and the lotus petal shapes near the prongs are quite sharply delineated.
Date 1300s-1400s
Medium Gilt bronze
Dimensions Overall: 17.5 x 5 cm (6 7/8 x 1 15/16 in.)
institution QS:P195,Q657415
Current location
Japanese Art
Accession number
1974.264
Place of creation Japan, late Kamakura Period (1185-1333)
Credit line Gift of Dr. Richard G. Paley
Source/Photographer https://clevelandart.org/art/1974.264

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