Sword-Grip Ornaments (Menuki)
Object type: Sword-grip ornaments (Menuki)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Artist: Gotō Renjō (Mitsutomo)
Artist bio: Japanese, 1628–1708, tenth-generation Gotō master
Artist role: Fittings maker
Artist nationality: Japanese
Date: 17th century
Medium: Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold
Dimensions: L. of grip ornament (a) L. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); L. of grip ornament (b) L. 1 9/16 in. (4.0 cm)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Menuki
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1945
Accession year: 1945