Fuchi

Description

Fuchi (sword ring) and kashira (pommel cap), both of shakudo with ishime ground, fuchi with pine tree inlaid with gold and copper, kashira depicting Empress Jingu Kogo inlaid with gold: Japan, Hamano School

Museum reference

A.1896.222

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Fuchi, Sword ring, Kashira, Pommel cap

Production information

Japan, East Asia

Materials

Shakudō, Gold, Copper

Physical description

Shaduko

Associations

Depicted: Jingu kōgō

Exhibitions

• Exploring East Asia (08 Feb 2019)
  National Museum of Scotland

• Looking East: The Lady Ivy Wu Gallery (29 Jul 2011 - 08 Jun 2014)
  National Museum of Scotland

References

Jane Wilkinson and Nick Pearce, Harmony & Contrast: A Journey through East Asian Art (National Museums of Scotland, 1996), p.73

On display

national museum of scotland »
level 5 »
world cultures, exploring east asia