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

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

Size

knife handle (kozuka) (45.24.11): L. 3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm); W. 9/16 in. (1.4 cm); knife handle (kozuka) (45.24.31): L. 3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm); W. 9/16 in. (1.4 cm); grip ornaments (menuki) (45.24.46a, b): L. of grip ornament (menuki) (a) 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); L. of grip ornament (menuki) (b) 1 7/16 in. (3.6 cm); set of sword fittings (mitokoromono) (45.24.61a–e): L. of hair dressing tool (kogai) (a) 8 1/4 in. (21 cm); L. of grip ornament (menuki) (b) 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); L. of grip ornament (menuki) (c) 1 5/16 in. (3.3 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