Sword-Grip Ornaments (Menuki)

Gotō Renjō (Mitsutomo)

17th century · Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold · Arms and Armor

These menuki feature a design of a lily-of-China (Rohdea japonica).

Artist

Gotō Renjō (Mitsutomo)

Date

17th century

Medium

Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1945