Knife Handle (Kozuka)
Object type: Knife handle (Kozuka)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Artist: Hamano Toshihiro
Artist bio: Japanese, died 1861
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: Japanese
Date: 19th century
Medium: Copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), gold, silver, copper-gold alloy (shakudō)
Dimensions: L. 3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm); W. 9/16 in. (1.4 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 1.2 oz. (34 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Kozuka
Credit line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, 1936
Accession year: 1936
Tags: Men