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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).
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Title: Sword-Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira)
Date: ca. 1615–1868
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Copper-gold alloy (shakudō)
Dimensions: a) L. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm), b) 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Fuchi-Kashira
Credit Line: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Accession Number: 29.100.1305a, b
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