Ritual ImplementsJapanese
Charm in shape of bird
Dimensions
1.91 x 1.59 cm (3/4 x 5/8 in.)
Provenance
Mrs. William Hayes Fogg, New York, NY, Bequest to Fogg Art Museum, 1895.
Related Artworks
View MoreRitual Implements
Rice-Grain Pagoda, from Daigorin-ji (formerly Jingu-ji)
Unknown Artist, 1392-1568
Carved wood with ink and mineral pigments(?) (originally with dharani-wrapped rice grain)
15th-16th centuryJapaneseRitual Implements
Rice-Grain Pagoda with Sanskrit character for "Dainichi" written on one side, from Murō-ji
Unknown Artist, 1392-1568
Carved wood with ink and mineral pigments (paper-wrapped rice grain inside?)
15th-16th centuryJapaneseRitual Implements
Relic grains (shari)
Unknown Artist, Kamakura period, datable to circa 1292
Glass and quartz
13th centuryJapaneseRitual Implements
Miniature Wood Stupa with Dharani, one of a set known as the "One Million Pagodas" (Hyakumantō)
Unknown Artist, Nara period, dated 770
Wood stupa with traces of white; printed scroll, ink on paper
8th centuryJapaneseRitual Implements
Pagoda
Unknown Artist, 794-1185
Earthenware with traces of pigment
8th-12th centuryJapaneseRitual Implements
Hanging Disk with Image of Seated Buddha (Kakebotoke)
Unknown Artist, late 13th century
Bronze with glass bead attachments and wood backing
13th centuryJapaneseRitual Implements
Five-Prong Vajra (Gokosho), or Buddhist Thunderbolt
Unknown Artist, 12th century
Gilt bronze
12th centuryJapaneseRitual Implements
Chakra (Rimpō), or Wheel of the Buddhist Law
Unknown Artist, early 14th century
Gilt bronze
14th centuryJapaneseRitual Implements
Fluted Oval Disk
Unknown Artist, 4th-5th century CE
Light gray-green stone
4th-5th century CEJapaneseRitual Implements
Crossed Vajras (Katsuma vajra)
Unknown Artist, 11th century
Gilt bronze
11th centuryJapaneseRitual Implements
Charm in shape of shell
Unknown Artist
Iron with gold inlay.
JapaneseRitual Implements
Single-pronged Buddhist Ritual Implement: Vajra
Unknown Artist, 20th century
Gilt bronze
20th centuryJapanese