Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira)

Medium

Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold

Dimensions

Fuchi (a); H. 1 9/16 in. (4 cm); Wt. 1.2 oz. (34 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

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

Accession Number

29.100.1316a, b

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