Title: Hair Dressing Tool (Kogai)
Object type: Hair dressing tool (Kogai)
Date: 17th century
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold
Dimensions: L. 8 3/16 in. (20.8 cm); W. 1/2 in. (1.3 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 1.2 oz. (34 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Kogai
Credit line: Gift of a Trustee of the Museum, 1917
Geography: Country of Origin    Japan      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY