Set of Sword Fittings (Mitokoromono)
Object type: Set of sword fittings (Mitokoromono)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Artist: Gotō Tsūjō
Artist bio: Japanese, Mitsunobu, 1664–1721, eleventh-generation Gotō master
Artist role: Fittings maker
Artist nationality: Japanese
Date: late 17th–early 18th century
Medium: Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver, ink, paper
Dimensions: L. of kogai (a) 8 1/4 in. (21 cm); L. of menuki (b) 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); L. of menuki (c) 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm); L. of kozuka (d) 3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Fittings, Sets of
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1945
Accession year: 1945