Sword-Grip Ornaments (Menuki)
Object type: Sword-grip ornaments (Menuki)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Artist: Gotō Teijō (Mitsumasa)
Artist bio: Japanese, 1603–1673, ninth-generation Gotō master
Artist role: Fittings maker
Artist nationality: Japanese
Date: 17th century
Medium: Gold
Dimensions: L. of grip ornament (a) 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm); L. of grip ornament (b) 1 15/16 in. (4.9 cm)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Menuki
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1945
Accession year: 1945