Sword Grip (Tsuka) with Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira)
Unknown Artist
19th century
Medium
Iron, baleen, gold, silver, copper, copper-gold alloy (shakudō)
Dimensions
L. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm); Wt. 2 oz. (56.7 g)
Classification
Sword Furniture-Fuchi-Kashira
Culture
Japanese
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of a Trustee of the Museum, 1917
Accession Number
17.208.86