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Pair of Sword-Grip Ornaments (Menuki)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Pair of Sword-Grip Ornaments (Menuki) by artist. Two small, dark brown, metal ornaments in the shape of humanoid figures. The figures have large heads with horns and stand with feet apart. They wear loincloth-like garments. Each figure holds an object in one hand and has a long, curved flame or smoke design in the other hand. The flame or smoke designs are gold-colored. The background is light gray.

Artwork details

Date:
probably 18th century
Medium:
Possibly peach stone, copper, gold
Culture:
Japanese
Dimensions:
500 × 625 px
Museum record:
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