Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira)
Unknown Artist
19th century
Medium
Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold
Dimensions
Kashira (a); H. 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm); Wt. 0.4 oz. (11.3 g); fuchi (b); H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 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
Gift of a Trustee of the Museum, 1917
Accession Number
17.208.83a, b
Tags
Dragons