Title: Sword Pommel (Kashira)
Object type: Sword pommel (Kashira)
Date: 19th century
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver
Dimensions: H. 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm); Wt. 0.6 oz. (17 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Fuchi-Kashira
Credit line: Bequest of Edward G. Kennedy, 1932
Geography: Country of Origin    Japan      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Birds