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The staff of the mountain monk: history and meaning of the shakujo - East London Shorinji Kempo - Practical Martial Art
![Ritual Staff (Shakujō), Edo period (1615–1868), 19th century, Japan, Bronze; handle of lacquered wood with silk cord, L. 19 in Stock Photo - Alamy Ritual Staff (Shakujō), Edo period (1615–1868), 19th century, Japan, Bronze; handle of lacquered wood with silk cord, L. 19 in Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/KC3YJA/ritual-staff-shakuj-edo-period-16151868-19th-century-japan-bronze-KC3YJA.jpg)
Ritual Staff (Shakujō), Edo period (1615–1868), 19th century, Japan, Bronze; handle of lacquered wood with silk cord, L. 19 in Stock Photo - Alamy
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The staff of the mountain monk: history and meaning of the shakujo - East London Shorinji Kempo - Practical Martial Art
![A bo (a monk's staff), Japan, Muromachi period Typical walking staff with finely worked bronze finial and inserted mounting for a sword. Slightly damaged two-piece wooden shaft coated in black colour, with A bo (a monk's staff), Japan, Muromachi period Typical walking staff with finely worked bronze finial and inserted mounting for a sword. Slightly damaged two-piece wooden shaft coated in black colour, with](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/T3JA78/a-bo-a-monks-staff-japan-muromachi-period-typical-walking-staff-with-finely-worked-bronze-finial-and-inserted-mounting-for-a-sword-slightly-damaged-two-piece-wooden-shaft-coated-in-black-colour-with-three-dimensional-lacquer-finish-brass-rattle-finial-with-one-of-two-preserved-bronze-rings-cast-in-one-piece-in-the-shaft-a-wooden-replacement-blade-tsunagi-length-179-cm-corresponding-sword-blade-enclosed-in-a-shirasaya-shinogi-zukuri-chu-kissaki-no-zori-suguha-hamon-ending-in-the-upper-third-therefore-no-boshi-recognisable-ita-additional-rights-clearance-info-not-available-T3JA78.jpg)