Title: Ritual Staff (Shakujō)
Object type: Staff
Date: early 19th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium: Bronze; handle of lacquered wood with silk cord
Dimensions: L. 19 in. (48.3 cm)
Classification: Metalwork
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Howard Mansfield, 1949
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY