Ceremonial brass box 毛越寺宝物館 真鍮戒体箱

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Ceremonial brass box

Iwate Prefecture Tangible Cultural Property

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This brass box contained tools for the kanjō initiation rite for Buddhist priests and was made during the Muromachi period (1336–1573). The brass lid is decorated with Buddhist dharma wheels and cross-shaped vajra, Buddhist ceremonial implements known in Japan as katsuma.

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