Sword Pommel (Kashira)
Object type: Sword pommel (Kashira)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: ca. 1615–1868
Medium: Copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold
Dimensions: H. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); Wt. 0.5 oz. (14.2 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Fuchi-Kashira
Credit line: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Accession year: 1929
Tags: Men