Set of Sword Fittings (Mitokoromono)

Gotō Mitsumasa (Jujō), early–mid-18th century

Artist

Gotō Mitsumasa (Jujō) (Japanese,1689–1742, twelfth-generation Gotō master)

Date

early–mid-18th century

Culture or place

Japanese

Medium

Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver

Size

L. of hair dressing tool (kogai) (a) 8 7/16 in. (21.4 cm); L. of each grip ornament (menuki) (b, c) 1 9/16 in. (4.0 cm); L. of knife handle (kozuka) (d) 1 9/16 in. (4.0 cm)

Type

Sword Furniture-Fittings, Sets of

Museum

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Licence

Public domain: free to use, no permission needed