Sword-Grip Ornaments (Menuki)

Gotō Mitsutaka (Enjō)

mid-18th century · Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), silver, gold · Arms and Armor

These menuki feature a design of a narcissus.

Artist

Gotō Mitsutaka (Enjō)

Date

mid-18th century

Medium

Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), silver, gold

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1945