Title: Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira)
Object type: Sword-hilt collar and pommel (Fuchigashira)
Date: second half 18th century
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold
Dimensions: Fuchi (a); H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); Wt. 0.8 oz. (22.7 g); kashira (b); H. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); Wt. 0.5 oz. (14.2 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Fuchi-Kashira
Credit line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, 1936
Geography: Country of Origin    Japan      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Insects