Set of Sword Fittings (Mitokoromono)

Gotō Tsūjō, late 17th–early 18th century

Artist

Gotō Tsūjō (Japanese, Mitsunobu, 1664–1721, eleventh-generation Gotō master)

Date

late 17th–early 18th century

Culture or place

Japanese

Medium

Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver, ink, paper

Size

L. of kogai (a) 8 1/4 in. (21 cm); L. of menuki (b) 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); L. of menuki (c) 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm); L. of 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