Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira)
Unknown Artist
19th century
Medium
Copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), iron, gold
Dimensions
Kashira (a); H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); Wt. 0.7 oz. (19.8 g); fuchi (b); H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); Wt. 1 oz. (28.3 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
17.208.110a, b
Tags
Birds