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Menuki are a pair of ornamental sword fittings attached to either side of a sword hilt.
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Title: Pair of Sword-Grip Ornaments (Menuki)
Date: 19th century
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Copper, gold, silver, copper-gold alloy (shakudō)
Dimensions: Menuki (a); L. 2 in. (5.1 cm); Wt. 0.3 oz. (8.5 g); menuki (b); L. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm); Wt. 0.3 oz. (8.5 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Menuki
Credit Line: Gift of a Trustee of the Museum, 1917
Accession Number: 17.208.12a, b
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