Title: Pair of Sword-Grip Ornaments (Menuki)
Object type: Pair of sword-grip ornaments (Menuki)
Date: 1720–84
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Gold, copper-gold alloy (shakudō)
Dimensions: L. of each 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); W. of each 5/8 in. (1.6 cm); Wt. of each 0.3 oz. (8.5 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Menuki
Credit line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, 1936
Geography: Country of Origin    Japan      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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