Split Hair Dressing Tool (Kogai)
Object type: Split hair dressing tool (kogai)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: 19th century
Medium: Iron, silver, gold, copper
Dimensions: L. 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm); W. 3/8 in. (1 cm); thickness 1/8 in. (0.3 cm); Wt. 0.6 oz. (17 g); skewer (a); W. 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 0.3 oz. (8.5 g); skewer (b); W. 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 0.3 oz. (8.5 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Kogai
Credit line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, 1936
Accession year: 1936