Knife Handle (Kozuka)
Object type: Knife handle (Kozuka)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: 19th century
Medium: Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), metal laminate (mokume-gane), gold, silver
Dimensions: L. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm); W. 9/16 in. (1.4 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 0.9 oz. (25.5 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Kozuka
Credit line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, 1936
Accession year: 1936