Pair of Sword-Grip Ornaments (Menuki)

Medium

Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), copper

Dimensions

L. of each 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); W. of each 1/2 in. (1.3 cm); Wt. of each 0.1 oz. (2.8 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

38.25.80a, b

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