Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira)
Unknown Artist
late 18th century
Medium
Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold
Dimensions
Fuchi (a); H. 1 7/16 in. (3.7 cm); Wt. 1 oz. (28.3 g); kashira (b); H. 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm); Wt. 0.6 oz. (17 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
36.120.462a, b
Tags
Insects