Hair Dressing Tool (Kogai)
Object type: Hair dressing tool (Kogai)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: ca. 1615–1868
Medium: Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver, copper
Dimensions: L. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm); W. 1/2 in. (1.3 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 1.5 oz. (42.5 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Kogai
Credit line: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Accession year: 1929