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Sword-Hilt Collar (Fuchi)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows two parts of a sword-hilt collar, fuchi. The top part is an oval shape. It is dark brown with a textured surface. The texture depicts a crab with a long object. The crab has two gold spots for eyes. The bottom part is a cylinder with a textured surface. Both parts have rust spots. The background is gray.

Artwork details

Date:
18th century
Medium:
Iron, gold, silver
Culture:
Japanese
Dimensions:
500 × 625 px
Museum record:
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