Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira)

Unknown Artist

18th century

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

Medium

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

Dimensions

Kashira (a); H. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); Wt. 0.5 oz. (14.2 g); fuchi (b); H. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 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

Gift of a Trustee of the Museum, 1917

Accession Number

17.208.77a, b

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