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Set of Sword Fittings (Mitokoromono)

Fittings maker Gotō Kenjō

early–mid-17th century

Sword-Grip Ornaments (Menuki)

Fittings maker Gotō Kenjō

early–mid-17th century

Knife Handle (Kozuka)

Fittings maker Gotō Kenjō

early–mid-17th century

Knife Handle (Kozuka)

Fittings maker Gotō Kenjō

early–mid-17th century

Set of Sword Fittings (Mitokoromono) with Two Additional Knife Handles (Kozuka) and a Pair of Grip Ornaments (Menuki)

Fittings maker Gotō Kenjō

early–mid-17th century

Knife Handle (Kozuka), Gotō Kenjō Japanese, Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silverF, Japanese — Knife Handle (Kozuka)
Fittings maker Inscribed by Gotō Kenjō
mid-17th century

Knife Handle (Kozuka), Gotō Kenjō Japanese, Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, Japanese — Knife Handle (Kozuka)
Fittings maker Inscribed by Gotō Kenjō
early–mid-17th century

Set of Knife Handles (Kozuka) with Emblems of the Five Seasonal Festivals, Gotō Kenjō Japanese, Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver, copper, Japanese — Set of Knife Handles (Kozuka) with Emblems of the Five Seasonal Festivals
Fittings maker 45.24.16, .18, and .19 inscribed by Gotō Kenjō
Fittings maker 45.24.17 inscribed by Gotō Eijō
Fittings maker 45.24.20 inscribed by Gotō Renjō (Mitsutomo)
late 16th–early 18th century

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