Split Hair Dressing Tool (Kogai)
Object type: Split hair dressing tool (Kogai)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: 19th century
Medium: Silver, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold
Dimensions: L. 6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm); W. 5/16 in. (0.8 cm); thickness 1/8 in. (0.3 cm); Wt. 1 oz. (28.3 g); skewer (a); W. 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 0.5 oz. (14.2 g); skewer (b); W. 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 0.5 oz. (14.2 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Kogai
Credit line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, 1936
Accession year: 1936