Sword-Grip Ornaments (Menuki)

Gotō Tsūjō

late 17th–early 18th century · Copper-gold alloy (shakudō) · Arms and Armor

These menuki feature a design of dragons.

Artist

Gotō Tsūjō

Date

late 17th–early 18th century

Medium

Copper-gold alloy (shakudō)

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1945