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), gold, silver, copper, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi)
Dimensions: L. of each 1 7/8 in. (4.8 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
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