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Vajra Kogai

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A gold vajra on a shakudo nanako jiita.  Some small damage to the jiita.  My best guess is that some other decorative appliqué was removed and replaced with the vajra.   Edo period.  Ideal for mounting.                          $400

Wikipedia:  Vajra (Devanagari: वज्र, Chinese: 金剛 jīngāng; Tibetan: རྡོ་རྗེ; Wylie: rdo-rje; ZWPY: dojê) is a Sanskrit word meaning both thunderbolt and diamond. As a material device, the vajra is a short metal weapon that has the symbolic nature of a diamond (it can cut any substance but not be cut itself) and that of the thunderbolt (irresistible force). The vajra is believed to represent firmness of spirit and spiritual power.