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Pair of Sword-Grip Ornaments (Menuki)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Two metal ornaments shaped like fish. Dark gray with some lighter gray and brown areas. Elongated bodies with rounded heads and large eyes. The bodies have a textured pattern resembling scales. The ornaments are placed on a plain white background, one above the other, oriented horizontally with heads to the right.

Artwork Details

Date
18th century
Medium
Copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), copper-gold alloy (shakudō), silver
Culture
Japanese
Dimensions
600 × 480 px
Public Domain
Yes
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