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Pair of Sword-Grip Ornaments (Menuki)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Pair of Sword-Grip Ornaments (Menuki) by Unknown Artist. Two gold-colored metal ornaments. Each ornament shaped like a bundle of arrows with fletching on one end and a snake wrapped around the middle. The snakes' heads are pointing towards the fletching. The bundles of arrows have carved details. The background is gray.

Artwork details

Date:
18th century
Medium:
Gold
Culture:
Japanese
Dimensions:
600 × 600 px
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