Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira)
Unknown Artist
second half 18th century
Medium
Copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper, gold
Dimensions
Fuchi (a); H. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); Wt. 0.8 oz. (22.7 g); kashira (b); H. 1 3/16 in. (3 cm); Wt. 0.3 oz. (8.5 g)
Classification
Sword Furniture-Fuchi-Kashira
Culture
Japanese
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, 1936
Accession Number
36.120.446a, b
Tags
Mythical Creatures