Shakujo (Priest's Staff)

錫杖

At a glance — Art Object · Kamakura period, 13th century · held by Tokyo National Museum · designated Important Cultural Property of Japan.

Fact Sheet

Designation: Important Cultural Property (重要文化財)
Category: Art Objects
Period: Kamakura period, 13th century
Date: 1201–1300
Held by: Tokyo National Museum
Location: Ueno, Tokyo
Catalogue ID: cobas-117714

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Shakujo (Priest's Staff) is a art object of Kamakura period, 13th century (1201–1300), held by the Tokyo National Museum and designated a Important Cultural Property (重要文化財) of Japan. The facts below are transcribed from the official catalogue record; this entry carries no museum description in English.

Record & Sources

Designation: Important Cultural Property (重要文化財), Government of Japan
Catalogue ID: cobas-117714 (permanent)
Official record: Japan Search — jpsearch.go.jp/item/cobas-117714
Holder's collection: ColBase — Tokyo National Museum
Photograph: Tokyo National Museum, via ColBase — CC BY 4.0. CC BY 4.0 licence

Cite this page: “Shakujo (Priest's Staff)（錫杖）.” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-117714. Tokyo National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/shakujo-priests-staff/ — entry last verified 1 November 2026.

Full record data (as published in the official catalogue record)

Cultural property designation: Important Cultural Property
Genre: Collection of Hōryūji Treasures
Material: Bronze with lacquered wood handle
員数: 1柄
分類: 法隆寺宝物
品質形状: 銅製鋳造木製漆塗（柄）
法量: 全長41.6 錫杖頭長13.9

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