Kogai (Skewer)
Artist/Culture
Japanese
Date1800s
Mediummetal, wood and textile
Dimensions16.5 × 0.9 cm (6 1/2 × 3/8 in.)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineBequest of Mildred Marcus Levin and Harold Lester Levin
Object number1976.263.3
DescriptionTanto sword (short), matched kogai (skewer) and kajuka (handle of short dagger) with matched fuchi kashira. (Kashira - metal cap which fits on the head of the handle. Fuchi - oval ring encircling base of handle). Matched bird memuchi (small ornaments on either side of hilt.On View
Not on view
1600s, with later mountings
Desiderius Helmschmid
about 1552
