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), silver, gold, copper
Dimensions: L. of each 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); Wt. of each 0.3 oz. (8.5 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
Tags: term: Butterflies