Pair of Sword-Grip Ornaments (Menuki)

Medium

Gold, copper-gold alloy (shakudō)

Dimensions

Menuki (a); L. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); Wt. 0.4 oz. (11.3 g); menuki (b); L. 1 1/8 in. (2.9 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 a trustee of the Museum, 1917

Accession Number

17.208.11a, b

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