Title: Pair of Sword-Grip Ornaments (Menuki)
Object type: Pair of sword-grip ornaments (Menuki)
Date: 18th century
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper, silver, gold
Dimensions: L. of each 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); Wt. of each 0.4 oz. (11.3 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