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Fittings maker Gotō Kenjō Japanese
This mitokoromono features a design of Hotei (one of seven gods of good fortune).
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Title: Set of Sword Fittings (Mitokoromono)
Fittings maker:
Gotō Kenjō (Japanese, 1586–1663, seventh-generation Gotō master)
Date: early–mid-17th century
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver
Dimensions: L. of hair dressing tool (kogai) 8 5/16 in. (21.1 cm); L. of each grip ornament (menuki) (b, c) 1 3/16 in. (3.0 cm); L. of knife handle (kozuka) (d) 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)
Classifications: Sword Furniture-Fittings, Sets of
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1945
Accession Number: 45.24.57a–e
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