Set of Sword Fittings (Mitokoromono)

Gotō Mitsutaka (Enjō), mid-18th century

Artist

Gotō Mitsutaka (Enjō) (Japanese, 1722–1784, thirteenth-generation Gotō master)

Date

mid-18th century

Culture or place

Japanese

Medium

Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold

Size

L. of hair dressing tool (kogai) (a) 8 5/16 in. (21.1 cm); L. of grip ornament (menuki) (b) 1 13/16 in. (4.6 cm); L. of grip ornament (menuki) (c) 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); L. of knife handle (kozuka) (d) 3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm)

Type

Sword Furniture-Fittings, Sets of

Museum

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Licence

Public domain: free to use, no permission needed