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Pair of Sword-Grip Ornaments (Menuki)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Pair of Sword-Grip Ornaments (Menuki) by artist. Two gold-colored metal ornaments in the shape of tigers. The tigers are lying down with their bodies stretched out horizontally. Both tigers have their heads facing right. The top tiger has its front right leg extended forward and back left leg extended backward. The bottom tiger has its back left leg extended backward and its front right leg is bent under its body. The tigers have detailed textures and patterns on their fur, with visible stripes. The background is a plain light gray color.

Artwork details

Date:
1720–84
Medium:
Gold, copper-gold alloy (shakudō)
Culture:
Japanese
Dimensions:
600 × 480 px
Museum record:
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