Sword Grip (Tsuka) with Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira)

19th century

Not on view

A tsuka is the hilt of a sword or dagger mounting, including the grip and all of the fittings agove the tsuba (sword guard). 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 Grip (Tsuka) with Hilt Collar and Pommel (Fuchigashira)
Date: 19th century
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Iron, baleen, gold, silver, copper, copper-gold alloy (shakudō)
Dimensions: L. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm); Wt. 2 oz. (56.7 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Fuchi-Kashira
Credit Line: Gift of a Trustee of the Museum, 1917
Object Number: 17.208.86
Curatorial Department: Arms and Armor

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