Knife Handle (&lt;i&gt;Kozuka&lt;/i&gt;)
Object type: Knife handle (<i>Kozuka</i>)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Artist: 山光堂如水 (Sankōdō Josui)
Artist bio: Japanese, Edo, active ca. late 18th–early 19th century
Artist role: Fittings maker
Artist nationality: Japanese
Date: ca. 1615–1868
Medium: Copper-gold alloy (<i>shakudō</i>), gold
Dimensions: L. 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm); W. 9/16 in. (1.4 cm); thickness 5/16 in. (0.8 cm); Wt. 1.3 oz. (36.9 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Kozuka
Credit line: Gift of Herman A. E. and Paul C. Jaehne, 1943
Accession year: 1943
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