Pair of Menuki
ca. 1700-1850 (made)
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Menuki are the ornamental metal pieces positioned on either side of the hilt of a sword. Each of these has a design of a snake in shibuichi, an alloy of copper and silver normally patinated to give a wide variety of colours, with eyes and tongue in gold.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | copper-silver alloy (<i>shibuichi</i>) with gold |
| Brief description | Pair of hilt-fittings (menuki) for swords, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi) with gold depicting snakes, Japan, ca.1700-1850 |
| Physical description | Pair of hilt-fittings (menuki) for swords, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi) with gold depicting snakes |
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| Summary | Menuki are the ornamental metal pieces positioned on either side of the hilt of a sword. Each of these has a design of a snake in shibuichi, an alloy of copper and silver normally patinated to give a wide variety of colours, with eyes and tongue in gold. |
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| Accession number | M.2513:1-1931 |
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| Record created | March 2, 2009 |
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