Set of Sword Fittings (Mitokoromono) with Two Additional Knife Handles (Kozuka) and a Pair of Grip Ornaments (Menuki)

Medium

Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver, copper

Dimensions

knife handles (kozuka) (45.24.14, .34): L. of each 3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm); W. of each 9/16 in. (1.4 cm); grip ornaments (menuki) (45.24.49a, b); L. of each 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm); set of sword fittings (mitokoromono ) (45.24.64a–d): L. of hair dressing tool (kogai) (a) 8 5/16 in. (21.1 cm); L. of each grip ornament (menuki) (b, c) 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); L. of knife handle (kozuka) (d) 3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm)

Classification

Sword Furniture

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1945

Accession Number

45.24.14, .34, .49a, b, .64a–d

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