Sword-Grip Ornaments (Menuki)

Gotō Teijō (Mitsumasa), 17th century

Artist

Gotō Teijō (Mitsumasa) (Japanese, 1603–1673, ninth-generation Gotō master)

Date

17th century

Culture or place

Japanese

Medium

Gold

Size

L. of grip ornament (a) 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm); L. of grip ornament (b) 1 15/16 in. (4.9 cm)

Type

Sword Furniture-Menuki

Museum

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Licence

Public domain: free to use, no permission needed