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Sword Pommel (Kashira)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Top of a pommel with a black base and gold colored accents. The pommel is roughly egg shaped with a flat end. The gold colored accents create a curved pattern running around the pommel toward the flat end. There are small holes on the top, and four protrusions, one on each side. A light colored substance is visible between the protrusions. The background is gray. Sword Pommel (Kashira).

Artwork details

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