Title: Set of Sword Fittings (Mitokoromono)
Object type: Set of sword fittings (Mitokoromono)
Date: 19th century
Culture: Japanese
Artist: Inscribed by Ginshōtei Tōmei 
Artist bio: Japanese, 1817–1870
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Fittings maker
Medium: Iron, gold, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi)
Dimensions: sword guard (tsuba) (17.208.32a) 2 5/8 x 2 3/8 in. (6.7 x 6.0 cm); cord knob (kurigata) (17.208.32b) 1 1/4 x 3/4 in. (3.2 x 1.9 cm); socket brace for knife (uragawara) (17.208.32c) 1 1/4 x 3/4 in. (3.2 x 1.9 cm); pommel cap (kashira) (17.208.32d) 1 3/8 x 3/4 in. (3.5 x 1.9 cm); hilt collar (fuchi) (17.208.32e) 1 1/2 x 3/4 in. (3.8 x 1.9 cm); knife handle (kozuka) (17.208.42) L. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Fittings, Sets of
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