Pair of Sword-Grip Ornaments (Menuki)

Medium

Copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), gold, copper

Dimensions

Menuki (a); L. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm); W. 7/8 in. (2.2 cm); Wt. 0.5 oz. (14.2 g); menuki (b); L. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); W. 7/8 in. (2.2 cm); Wt. 0.4 oz. (11.3 g)

Classification

Sword Furniture-Menuki

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Mrs. George A. Crocker (Elizabeth Masten), 1937

Accession Number

38.25.77a, b

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