木賊兎図大小揃物 Fittings for a Pair of Swords (&lt;i&gt;Daishō Soroi-Mono&lt;/i&gt;)
Object type: Fittings for a pair of swords (<i>Daishō soroi-mono</i>)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Artist: 石黒政美 Ishiguro Masayoshi
Artist bio: Japanese, 1774–1862
Artist role: Fittings maker
Artist nationality: Japanese
Date: 19th century
Medium: Copper-gold alloy (<i>shakudō</i>), gold, silver, copper-silver alloy (<i>shibuichi</i>), copper
Dimensions: Sword guards (Tsuba) (a, b); H. of each 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); W. of each 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm); thickness of each 3/8 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. of each 5.2 oz. (147.4 g); knife handles (Kozuka) (c, d); 3 7/8 x 9/16 in. (9.8 x 1.4 cm); sword-hilt collar (fuchi) (e); 1 1/2 x 13/16 in. (3.8 x 2.1 cm); pommel (kashira) (f); 1 3/8 x 11/16 in. (3.5 x 1.7 cm); sword-hilt collar (fuchi) (g); 1 1/2 x 7/8 in. (3.8 x 2.2 cm); pommel (kashira) (h); 1 3/8 x 3/4 in. (3.5 x 1.9 cm); each of a pair of menuki (i, j); 1 1/16 x 5/8 in. (2.7 x 1.6 cm); each of a pair of menuki (k, l); 1 x 9/16 in. (2.5 x 1.4 cm)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Fittings, Sets of
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1948
Accession year: 1948
Tags: Rabbits