Sword-Hilt Collar and Two Pommels (Fuchigashira)

Medium

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

Dimensions

Fuchi (a); H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); Wt. 0.6 oz. (17 g); kashira (b); H. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); Wt. 0.4 oz. (11.3 g); kashira (c); H. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); Wt. 0.4 oz. (11.3 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

29.100.1351a–c

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