Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira)

Inscribed by Ishiguro Koreyoshi Japanese

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A fuchigashira is a pair of matching sword fittings comprising the fuchi (collar at the base of the grip of the sword hilt) and kashira (pommel cap at the end of a sword hilt). The design features a legendary Chinese character, Jurōjin (Shou Laoren in Chinese), revered in Japan as one of the Seven Gods of Happiness and Good Fortune. He is usually represented under a great pine tree as a white-haired and bearded old man, carrying a tall staff and accompanied by a deer, all symbols of the blessings of longevity.

Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira), Inscribed by Ishiguro Koreyoshi (Japanese, active 19th century), Gold, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), copper, Japanese

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Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira), Inscribed by Ishiguro Koreyoshi (Japanese, active 19th century), Gold, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), copper, Japanese
Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira), Inscribed by Ishiguro Koreyoshi (Japanese, active 19th century), Gold, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), copper, Japanese

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