Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira)

Medium

Copper-silver alloy (shibuichi)

Dimensions

Fuchi (a); H. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm); Wt. 1 oz. (28.3 g); kashira (b); H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); Wt. 0.8 oz. (22.7 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

29.100.1326a, b