Set of Sword Fittings (Mitokoromono)

Medium

Copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), gold, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper, silver

Dimensions

29.100.1358a: L. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); W. 3/4 in. (1.9 cm) 29.100.1358b: L. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); W. 5/8 in. (1.6 cm) 29.100.1358c: L. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm); W. 3/4 in. (1.9 cm) 29.100.1358d: L. 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm); W. 3/4 in. (1.9 cm)

Classification

Sword Furniture-Fittings, Sets of

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929

Accession Number

29.100.1358a–d