Sword-Grip Ornaments (Menuki)

Gotō Mitsumori (Keijō)

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

These menuki feature a design of a double-edged blade (ken).

Artist

Gotō Mitsumori (Keijō)

Date

mid–late 18th century

Medium

Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1945