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A kashira is a pommel cap mounted at the end of a sword hilt, usually made as part of a set with a matching fuchi (hilt collar).
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Title: Sword Pommel (Kashira)
Date: ca. 1615–1868
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold
Dimensions: H. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); Wt. 0.4 oz. (11.3 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Fuchi-Kashira
Credit Line: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Accession Number: 29.100.1348
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