Hair Dressing Tool (Kogai)

Medium

Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, copper

Dimensions

L. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm); W. 7/16 in. (1.1 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 1.2 oz. (34 g)

Classification

Sword Furniture-Kogai

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Edward G. Kennedy, 1932

Accession Number

33.40.60

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