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

Dimensions

knife handle (kozuka) (45.24.11): L. 3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm); W. 9/16 in. (1.4 cm); knife handle (kozuka) (45.24.31): L. 3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm); W. 9/16 in. (1.4 cm); grip ornaments (menuki) (45.24.46a, b): L. of grip ornament (menuki) (a) 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); L. of grip ornament (menuki) (b) 1 7/16 in. (3.6 cm); set of sword fittings (mitokoromono) (45.24.61a–e): L. of hair dressing tool (kogai) (a) 8 1/4 in. (21 cm); L. of grip ornament (menuki) (b) 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); L. of grip ornament (menuki) (c) 1 5/16 in. (3.3 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

45.24.11, .31, .46a–c, .61a–e