105 shakujō

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Japan
handle: wood; L. 34.3cm
head: metal

A stick rattle. Used to accompany shōmyō (Buddhist chanting of scared texts or sutra). Gripped by the staff, and shaken up and down. Also used in saimon-katari (recitation to the deities) as well as in kabuki theater.

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