Pair of Sword-Grip Ornaments (Menuki)
Object type: Pair of sword-grip ornaments (Menuki)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: ca. 1615–1868
Medium: Gold, silver, copper-gold alloy (shakudō)
Dimensions: each menuki: H. 13/16 in. (2.1 cm); W. 7/8 in. (2.2 cm); D. 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. of menuki (a): 0.3 oz. (8 g); Wt. of menuki (b): 0.2 oz. (7 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Menuki
Credit line: Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1938
Accession year: 1938