Title: Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira)
Object type: Sword-hilt collar and pommel (Fuchigashira)
Date: first half 19th century
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), silver, copper, gold
Dimensions: Fuchi (a); H. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); Wt. 0.8 oz. (22.7 g); kashira (b); H. 1 1/8 in. (2.9 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
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