Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira)
A fuchigashira is a pair of matching sword fittings comprising the fuchi (collar at the base of the grip of the sword hilt) and kashira (pommel cap at the end of a sword hilt).
Credit: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
c. 1615-1868
Copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), copper-gold alloy (shakudō), silver, gold
1.0in
29.100.1321a, b
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