Pair of Sword-Grip Ornaments (Menuki)

Medium

Gold

Dimensions

L. of each 2 in. (5 cm); W. of each 1/2 in. (1.3 cm); Wt. of each 0.3 oz. (8.5 g)

Classification

Sword Furniture-Menuki

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Gift, 2004

Accession Number

2004.459a–c

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