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Set of Sword Fittings (Mitokoromono) with Two Additional Knife Handles (Kozuka) and a Pair of Grip Ornaments (Menuki)
Gotō Mitsutaka (Enjō)
- Medium
- Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), silver, gold
- Dimensions
- knife handles (kozuka) (45.24.13, .33): L. of each 3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm); W. of each 9/16 in. (1.4 cm); grip ornaments (menuki) (45.24.48a, b): L. of each 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); set of sword fittings (mitokoromono) (45.24.63a–d): L. of hair dressing tool (kogai) (a) 8 5/16 in. (21.1 cm); L. of grip ornament (menuki) (b) 1 13/16 in. (4.6 cm); L. of grip ornament (menuki) (c) 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); L. of knife handle (kozuka) (d) 3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm)
- Culture
- Japanese
- Department
- Arms and Armor
- Classification
- Sword Furniture
- Dated
- mid-18th century
- Pixels
- 4000 × 2250
- SHA-256
- 99eef20761e52b15…
- Record
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License, verbatimCC0
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Gotō Mitsutaka (Enjō). Set of Sword Fittings (Mitokoromono) with Two Additional Knife Handles (Kozuka) and a Pair of Grip Ornaments (Menuki), mid-18th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.