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Sword-Grip Ornaments (Menuki)

Gotō Mitsumasa (Jujō)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Two black metal sword-grip ornaments, menuki, with a floral design. The ornaments are identical and lie flat. Each has a central cluster of three raised gold-coloured spherical shapes surrounded by a wreath of curved pointed black metal leaves. A single spherical gold-coloured protrusion sits on either end. The background is a solid light grey.

Artwork Details

Date
early–mid-18th century
Medium
Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold
Culture
Japanese
Dimensions
600 × 480 px
Public Domain
Yes
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