Sword-Grip Ornaments (Menuki) with Certificate of Authenticity (Orikami)
Object type: Sword-grip ornaments (Menuki) with certificate of authenticity (Orikami)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Artist: Gotō Sokujō
Artist bio: Japanese, 1600–1631, eighth-generation Gotō master
Artist role: Fittings maker
Artist nationality: Japanese
Date: early 17th century
Medium: Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi)
Dimensions: L. of grip ornament (a) 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); L. of grip ornament (b) 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Menuki
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1945
Accession year: 1945