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Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Brown metal sword-hilt collar and pommel with gold accents. Oval pommel on top features a relief sculpture of two people, one on the left lying on their back with their head tilted to the right and the other on top of them, facing left. The pommel has small gold lines on either side and gold around parts of the relief figures. Rectangular collar on bottom also with relief sculpture of two people with similar design and coloring. The background of both pieces is textured with darker and lighter brown patches. Both pieces have small gold bands around the edges.

Artwork details

Date:
late 18th–early 19th century
Medium:
Iron, gold
Culture:
Japanese
Dimensions:
500 × 625 px
Museum record:
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