Sword Pommel (Kashira)
Object type: Sword Pommel (Kashira)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: ca. 1615–1868
Medium: Iron, gold, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi)
Dimensions: H. 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm); Wt. 0.4 oz. (11.3 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Fuchi-Kashira
Credit line: Gift of Bashford Dean, 1919
Accession year: 1919