Pair of Sword-Grip Ornaments (Menuki)
Unknown Artist
16th century
Medium
Gold
Dimensions
L. of each 1 11/16 in. (4.3 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, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1938
Accession Number
38.55.59a, b
Tags
Animals