Ancient Japanese Ceremonial Staff (Illustration)

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by James Blake Wiener
published on 20 December 2017

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Ancient Japanese Ceremonial Staff — This ceremonial object in the shape of a staff is made of Jasper. It is Japanese and it dates to the 4th century CE, during the Kofun period. (Tokyo National Museum)

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James Blake Wiener

James is a writer and former Professor of History. He holds an MA in World History with a particular interest in cross-cultural exchange and world history. He is a co-founder of World History Encyclopedia and formerly was its Communications Director.

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