Title:
Set of Sword Fittings (Mitokoromono)
Fittings maker:
Gotō Sōjō (Japanese, ca. 1461–1538, second-generation Gotō master)
Date:
late 15th–early 16th century
Culture:
Japanese
Medium:
Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold
Dimensions:
L. of hair dressing tool (kogai) (a) 8 5/16 in. (21.1 cm); L. of each grip ornament (menuki) (b, c) 1 11/32 in. (3.4 cm); L. of knife handle (kozuka) (d) 3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm)
Classification:
Sword Furniture-Kogai
Credit Line:
Rogers Fund, 1945
Object Number:
45.24.52a–d