Knife Handle (&lt;i&gt;Kozuka&lt;/i&gt;) Depicting Shells on Beach (海辺に貝散図小柄)
Object type: Knife handle (<i>Kozuka</i>)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: 18th–19th century
Medium: Copper-gold alloy (<i>shakudō</i>), gold, brass, abalone shell
Dimensions: L. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm); W. 9/16 in. (1.4 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 1.1 oz. (31.2 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Kozuka
Credit line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Accession year: 1891
Tags: Shells