Set of Sword Fittings (Mitokoromono) with Two Additional Knife Handles (Kozuka) and a Pair of Grip Ornaments (Menuki)
Object type: Set of sword fittings (Mitokoromono) with two additional knife handles (Kozuka) 
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: knife handle (kozuka) (45.24.7): L. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm); W. 9/16 in. (1.4 cm); knife handle (kozuka) (45.24.27): L. 3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm); W. 9/16 in. (1.4 cm); grip ornaments (menuki) (45.24.42a, b): L. of grip ornament (menuki) (a) 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); L. of grip ornament (menuki) (b) 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm); set of sword fittings (mitokoromono) (45.24.57a–d): 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
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1945
Accession year: 1945