Pair of Sword-Grip Ornaments (Menuki)

Unknown Artist

18th century

Pair of Sword-Grip Ornaments (Menuki) by Unknown Artist

Medium

Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, copper

Dimensions

31.49.18; L. 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm); Wt. 0.3 oz. (8.5 g); 31.49.19; L. 1 3/16 in. (3 cm); Wt. 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

Gift of George Coe Graves, 1931

Accession Number

31.49.18–.19

Tags

Human Figures

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