Set of Sword Fittings (Mitokoromono)
Object type: Set of sword fittings (Mitokoromono)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Artist: Gotō Sōjō
Artist bio: Japanese, ca. 1461–1538, second-generation Gotō master
Artist role: Fittings maker
Artist nationality: Japanese
Date: late 15th–early 16th century
Medium: Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold
Dimensions: L. of hair dressing tool (kogai) (a) 8 5/16 in. (21.1 cm); L. of each grip ornament (menuki) (b, c) 1 11/32 in. (3.4 cm); L. of knife handle (kozuka) (d) 3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Kogai
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1945
Accession year: 1945
Tags: Crabs