Pair of Sword-Grip Ornaments (Menuki)
Object type: Pair of sword-grip ornaments (Menuki)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: 19th century
Medium: Copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), gold, copper, copper-gold alloy (shakudō)
Dimensions: L. of each 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); W. of each 9/16 in. (1.4 cm); Wt. of each 0.2 oz. (5.7 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Menuki
Credit line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, 1936
Accession year: 1936
Tags: Birds