Knife Handle (Kozuka) with Certificate of Authenticity (Orikami)
Object type: Knife handle (Kozuka) with certificate of authenticity (Orikami)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Artist: Gotō Renjō (Mitsutomo)
Artist bio: Japanese, 1628–1708, tenth-generation Gotō master
Artist role: Fittings maker
Artist nationality: Japanese
Date: 17th century
Medium: Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver
Dimensions: L. of knife handle (kozuka) (a) 3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm); W. of knife handle (kozuka) (a) 9/16 in. (1.4 cm)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Kozuka
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1945
Accession year: 1945