Sword-Grip Ornaments (Menuki)

Fittings maker Gotō Kenjō Japanese
early–mid-17th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 378
These menuki feature a design of a flute and a flowering plant.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 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
  • Curatorial Department: Arms and Armor

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