Title: Pair of Sword-Grip Ornaments (Menuki)
Object type: Pair of sword- grip ornaments (Menuki)
Date: 18th century
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Gold, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper-silver alloy (shibuichi)
Dimensions: Menuki (a); L. 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm); Wt. 0.2 oz. (5.7 g); menuki (b); L. 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm); Wt. 0.3 oz. (8.5 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Menuki
Credit line: Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1938
Geography: Country of Origin    Japan      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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