Sword-Grip Ornaments (Menuki)

Gotō Mitsuyoshi (Shinjō)

early 19th century · Copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), silver, copper · Arms and Armor

These menuki feature a design of a cock, a hen, and a chick.

Artist

Gotō Mitsuyoshi (Shinjō)

Date

early 19th century

Medium

Copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), silver, copper

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1945