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Sword-Grip Ornaments (Menuki)

Gotō Renjō (Mitsutomo)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Two black metal sword-grip ornaments in the shape of leaves with gold-colored seed pods. The ornaments are identical in design but not in detail. The top ornament features a single gold seed pod, while the bottom one has two. The seed pods are made up of small gold balls. The background is light gray.

Artwork details

Date:
17th century
Medium:
Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold
Culture:
Japanese
Dimensions:
600 × 480 px
Museum record:
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