Knife Handle (Kozuka)
Object type: Knife handle (Kozuka)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Artist: Gotō Sōjō
Artist bio: Japanese, ca. 1461–1538, second-generation Gotō master
Artist role: Fittings maker
Artist nationality: Japanese
Date: late 15th–early 16th century
Medium: Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold
Dimensions: L. 3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm); W. 9/16 in. (1.4 cm)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Kozuka
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1945
Accession year: 1945