Sword-Grip Ornaments (Menuki)

Gotō Renjō (Mitsutomo), 17th century

Artist

Gotō Renjō (Mitsutomo) (Japanese, 1628–1708, tenth-generation Gotō master)

Date

17th century

Culture or place

Japanese

Medium

Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold

Size

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