Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira)

Medium

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

Dimensions

Kashira (a); H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); Wt. 1 oz. (28.3 g); fuchi (b); H. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm); Wt. 1.7 oz. (48.2 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

17.208.117a, b