Pair of Sword-Grip Ornaments (Menuki)

Medium

Copper, gold

Dimensions

Menuki (a); L. 1 7/16 in. (3.7 cm); Wt. 0.3 oz. (8.5 g); menuki (b); L. 1 7/16 in. (3.7 cm); Wt. 0.4 oz. (11.3 g)

Classification

Sword Furniture-Menuki

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of a Trustee of the Museum, 1917

Accession Number

17.208.10a, b