Hair Dressing Tool (Kogai)
Object type: Hair dressing tool (Kogai)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: 19th century
Medium: Copper, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), gold, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), silver
Dimensions: L. 8 5/16 in. (21.1 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: Charles Stewart Smith Memorial Fund, 1919
Accession year: 1919