Fuchi and Kashira
ca. 1700-1850 (made)
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The fuchi-kashira are the pommel and collar for a sword hilt. This pair are made of the copper-gold alloy shakudo and inlaid with copper and gold. They are decorated with a keyfret design.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | copper-gold alloy (<i>shakudo</i>) inlaid with gold |
| Brief description | Pommel (kashira) and collar (fuchi) for a sword-hilt, copper-gold alloy (shakudo) with gold geometric keyfret design, Japan, ca. 1700-1850. |
| Physical description | Pommel (kashira) and collar (fuchi) for a sword-hilt, copper-gold alloy (shakudo) with gold geometric keyfret design |
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| Summary | The fuchi-kashira are the pommel and collar for a sword hilt. This pair are made of the copper-gold alloy shakudo and inlaid with copper and gold. They are decorated with a keyfret design. |
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| Accession number | M.50:1-1957 |
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| Record created | April 20, 2000 |
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