Set of Sword Fittings (Mitokoromono)
Object type: Set of sword fittings (Mitokoromono)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Artist: Gotō Mitsumasa (Jujō)
Artist bio: Japanese,1689–1742, twelfth-generation Gotō master
Artist role: Fittings maker
Artist nationality: Japanese
Date: early–mid-18th century
Medium: Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver
Dimensions: L. of hair dressing tool (kogai) (a) 8 7/16 in. (21.4 cm); L. of each grip ornament (menuki) (b, c) 1 9/16 in. (4.0 cm); L. of knife handle (kozuka) (d) 1 9/16 in. (4.0 cm)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Fittings, Sets of
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1945
Accession year: 1945