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 handles (kozuka) (45.24.10, .30a): L. of each 3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm); W. of each 9/16 in. (1.4 cm); grip ornaments (menuki) (45.24.45a, b): L. of grip ornament (menuki) (a) L. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); L. of grip ornament (menuki) (b) L. 1 9/16 in. (4.0 cm); set of sword fittings (mitokoromono (45.24.60a–e): L. of hair dressing tool (kogai) (a) 8 5/16 in. (21.1 cm); L. of grip ornament (menuki) (b) 1 7/16 in. (3.6 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)

Classification

Sword Furniture

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1945

Accession Number

45.24.10, .30a, b, .45a–c, .60a–e

Rights

Public Domain