Hair Dressing Tool (Kogai)
Unknown Artist
19th century
Medium
Copper, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), gold, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), silver
Dimensions
L. 8 5/16 in. (21.1 cm); W. 1/2 in. (1.3 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 1.5 oz. (42.5 g)
Classification
Sword Furniture-Kogai
Culture
Japanese
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Charles Stewart Smith Memorial Fund, 1919
Accession Number
19.71.1