Set of Knife Handles (Kozuka) with Emblems of the Five Seasonal Festivals
Object type: Set of knife handles (Kozuka)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Artist: Gotō Kenjō|Gotō Eijō|Gotō Renjō (Mitsutomo)
Artist bio: Japanese, 1586–1663, seventh-generation Gotō master|Japanese, 1577–1617, sixth-generation Gotō master|Japanese, 1628–1708, tenth-generation Gotō master
Artist role: Fittings maker|Fittings maker|Fittings maker
Artist nationality: Japanese|Japanese|Japanese
Date: late 16th–early 18th century
Medium: Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver, copper
Dimensions: L. of each 3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm); W. of each 9/16 in. (1.4 cm)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Kozuka
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1945
Accession year: 1945