Sword-Grip Ornaments (Menuki)

Medium

Gold

Dimensions

L. of grip ornament (a) 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm); L. of grip ornament (b) 1 15/16 in. (4.9 cm)

Classification

Sword Furniture-Menuki

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1945

Accession Number

45.24.44a–c