Ritual ImplementsJapanese12th century

Five-Prong Vajra (Gokosho), or Buddhist Thunderbolt

12th century

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Gilt bronze

Culture

Japanese

Period

Heian period, Late, 898-1185

Century

12th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

L. 17.6 x W. 3.8 x D. 3.8 cm (6 15/16 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 in.)

Provenance

[London Gallery, Tokyo, (by 2002)], sold; to Sylvan Barnet and William Burto, Cambridge, MA, (2002-2014), gift from Sylvan Barnet and bequest from William Burto; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2014.

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