Title: Pair of Sword-Grip Ornaments (Menuki)
Object type: Pair of sword-grip ornaments (Menuki)
Date: 18th century
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Iron, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), gold
Dimensions: Menuki (a); L. 3 in. (7.6 cm); Wt. 0.6 oz. (17 g); menuki (b); L. 3 in. (7.6 cm); Wt. 0.5 oz. (14.2 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Menuki
Credit line: Gift of a Trustee of the Museum, 1917
Geography: Country of Origin    Japan      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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