Set of Sword Fittings (Mitokoromono)

Medium

Iron, gold, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi)

Dimensions

sword guard (tsuba) 17.208.32a: 2 5/8 x 2 3/8 in. (6.7 x 6.0 cm); cord knob (kurigata) 17.208.32b: 1 1/4 x 3/4 in. (3.2 x 1.9 cm); socket brace for knife (uragawara) 17.208.32c 1 1/4 x 3/4 in. (3.2 x 1.9 cm); pommel cap (kashira) 17.208.32d: 1 3/8 x 3/4 in. (3.5 x 1.9 cm); hilt collar (fuchi) 17.208.32e: 1 1/2 x 3/4 in. (3.8 x 1.9 cm)

Classification

Sword Furniture-Fittings, Sets of

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

17.208.32a–e

Tags