Set of Sword Fittings (Mitokoromono) with Two Additional Knife Handles (Kozuka) and a Pair of Grip Ornaments (Menuki)
mid–late 18th century
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
Rights
Public Domain
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About the Artist
Gotō Mitsumori (Keijō) · 1741–1804
Gotō Mitsumori, known by his art name Keijō (or Keijo), was a distinguished Japanese metalworker of the late Edo period, renowned for his mastery of sword fittings. Born in 1741 as the third son of Jūjō Mitsusato, the twelfth head of the main Gotō line, he was adopted by Enjō, who had no children of his own, ensuring the continuation of the prestigious family workshop. He succeeded as the fourteen...