Sword Pommel (Kashira)
Object type: Sword pommel (Kashira)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: late 18th–early 19th century
Medium: Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper, gold
Dimensions: H. 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm); Wt. 0.4 oz. (11.3 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Fuchi-Kashira
Credit line: Funds from various donors, 1946
Accession year: 1946