Set of Sword Fittings (Mitokoromono)
Object type: Set of sword fittings (Mitokoromono)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Artist: Gotō Kenjō
Artist bio: Japanese, 1586–1663, seventh-generation Gotō master
Artist role: Fittings maker
Artist nationality: Japanese
Date: early–mid-17th century
Medium: Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver
Dimensions: L. of hair dressing tool (kogai) 8 5/16 in. (21.1 cm); L. of each grip ornament (menuki) (b, c) 1 3/16 in. (3.0 cm); L. of knife handle (kozuka) (d) 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Fittings, Sets of
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1945
Accession year: 1945