Sword-Grip Ornaments (Menuki)

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

Size

L. of grip ornament (a) 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); L. of grip ornament (b) 1 9/16 in. (4.0 cm)

Type

Sword Furniture-Menuki

Museum

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Licence

Public domain: free to use, no permission needed