Pair of Sword-Grip Ornaments (Menuki)

Medium

Possibly peach stone, copper, gold

Dimensions

L. of each 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); W. of each 5/8 in. (1.6 cm); Wt. of each 0.2 oz. (5.7 g)

Classification

Sword Furniture-Menuki

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Mrs. George A. Crocker (Elizabeth Masten), 1937

Accession Number

38.25.74a, b