Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira)

Medium

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

Dimensions

Fuchi (a); H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); Wt. 0.7 oz. (19.8 g); kashira (b); H. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 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

H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929

Accession Number

29.100.1303a, b

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