Pair of Sword-Grip Ornaments (Menuki)

Medium

Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold

Dimensions

L. of each 3 1/4 in. (8.6 cm); W. of each 3/4 in. (1.9 cm); Wt. of each 0.5 oz. (14.2 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

38.25.76a, b