Knife Handle (Kozuka)
Object type: Knife handle (Kozuka)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Artist: Iwama Masayoshi
Artist bio: Japanese, 1764–1837
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: Japanese
Date: dated 1828
Medium: Copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), gold, copper-gold alloy (shakudō)
Dimensions: L. 3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm); W. 9/16 in. (1.4 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 1.2 oz. (34 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Kozuka
Credit line: Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913
Accession year: 1914
Tags: Insects