Sword-Grip Ornaments (Menuki)

Gotō Tsūjō

Medium: Copper-gold alloy (shakudō)
Dimensions: L. of grip ornament (a) 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); L. of grip ornament (b) 1 7/16 in. (3.6 cm)
Culture: Japanese
Department: Arms and Armor
Classification: Sword Furniture-Menuki
Dated: late 17th–early 18th century
Pixels: 4000 × 3200
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Gotō Tsūjō. Sword-Grip Ornaments (Menuki), late 17th–early 18th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.