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Fittings maker Gotō Kenjō Japanese
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Title: Sword-Grip Ornaments (Menuki)
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 grip ornament (a) 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); L. of grip ornament (b) 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Menuki
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1945
Object Number: 45.24.42a–c
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