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Sword Pommel (Kashira)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Oval-shaped pommel in a vertical orientation with a black background. The pommel features a gold-colored samurai warrior figure. The warrior holds a large object over their right shoulder and a long weapon in their left hand. The samurai wears a helmet with a large crest on top. Gold-colored flowers decorate the scene. The pommel shows signs of wear with areas where gold color has worn off or is chipped away, revealing a duller metal underneath, particularly on the bottom right. The background behind the pommel is gray.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1615–1868
Medium:
Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver, copper
Culture:
Japanese
Dimensions:
600 × 600 px
Museum record:
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