Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira)

Medium

Copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), gold, copper-gold alloy (shakudō)

Dimensions

Fuchi (a); H. 1 7/16 in. (3.7 cm); Wt. 0.9 oz. (25.5 g); kashira (b); H. 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm); Wt. 0.5 oz. (14.2 g)

Classification

Sword Furniture-Fuchi-Kashira

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Herman A. E. and Paul C. Jaehne, 1943

Accession Number

43.120.1108a, b

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