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

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

Gotō Teijō (Mitsumasa)

17th century

Medium

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

Dimensions

knife handle (kozuka) (45.24.9): L. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm); W. 9/16 in. (1.4 cm); knife handle (kozuka) (45.24.29): L. 3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm); W. 9/16 in. (1.4 cm); grip ornaments (menuki) (45.24.44a–c): L. of grip ornament (a) 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm); L. of grip ornament (b) 1 15/16 in. (4.9 cm); set of sword fittings (mitokoronomo) (45.24.59a–e): 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)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1945

Classification

Sword Furniture

Department

Arms and Armor

Culture

Japanese

Rights

Public Domain

About Gotō Teijō (Mitsumasa)

1603 –1673 • Japanese

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