Sword Pommel (Kashira)

Medium

Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver

Dimensions

H. 1 5/16 in. (3.3 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

Bequest of Edward G. Kennedy, 1932

Accession Number

33.40.59

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