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Inscribed by Ginshōtei Tōmei Japanese
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Title: Set of Sword Fittings (Mitokoromono)
Fittings maker:
Inscribed by Ginshōtei Tōmei (Japanese, 1817–1870)
Date: 19th century
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Iron, gold, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi)
Dimensions: sword guard (tsuba) (17.208.32a) 2 5/8 x 2 3/8 in. (6.7 x 6.0 cm); cord knob (kurigata) (17.208.32b) 1 1/4 x 3/4 in. (3.2 x 1.9 cm); socket brace for knife (uragawara) (17.208.32c) 1 1/4 x 3/4 in. (3.2 x 1.9 cm); pommel cap (kashira) (17.208.32d) 1 3/8 x 3/4 in. (3.5 x 1.9 cm); hilt collar (fuchi) (17.208.32e) 1 1/2 x 3/4 in. (3.8 x 1.9 cm); knife handle (kozuka) (17.208.42) L. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)
Classifications: Sword Furniture-Fittings, Sets of
Credit Line: Gift of a Trustee of the Museum, 1917
Object Number: 17.208.32a–e, .42
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