Set of Sword Fittings (Mitokoromono)

Fittings maker Gotō Tsūjō Japanese

late 17th–early 18th century

Not on view

These mitokoromono feature a design of Tawaratota battling a giant centipede.

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Title: Set of Sword Fittings (Mitokoromono)
Fittings maker: Gotō Tsūjō (Japanese, Mitsunobu, 1664–1721, eleventh-generation Gotō master)
Date: late 17th–early 18th century
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver, ink, paper
Dimensions: L. of kogai (a) 8 1/4 in. (21 cm); L. of menuki (b) 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); L. of menuki (c) 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm); L. of kozuka (d) 3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm)
Classifications: Sword Furniture-Fittings, Sets of
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1945
Object Number: 45.24.61a–e
Curatorial Department: Arms and Armor

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