Set of Sword Fittings (Mitokoromono) with Two Additional Knife Handles (Kozuka) and a Pair of Grip Ornaments (Menuki)

Gotō Mitsumori (Keijō), mid–late 18th century

Artist

Gotō Mitsumori (Keijō) (Japanese, 1741–1804, fourteenth-generation Gotō master)

Date

mid–late 18th century

Culture or place

Japanese

Medium

Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver, copper

Size

knife handles (kozuka) (45.24.14, .34): L. of each 3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm); W. of each 9/16 in. (1.4 cm); grip ornaments (menuki) (45.24.49a, b); L. of each 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm); set of sword fittings (mitokoromono ) (45.24.64a–d): L. of hair dressing tool (kogai) (a) 8 5/16 in. (21.1 cm); L. of each grip ornament (menuki) (b, c) 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); L. of knife handle (kozuka) (d) 3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm)

Type

Sword Furniture

Museum

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Licence

Public domain: free to use, no permission needed