Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira)

Unknown Artist

second half 18th century

Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira) by Unknown Artist

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

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