Knife Handle (Kozuka)
Object type: Knife handle (Kozuka)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Artist: Gotō Kōjō|Gotō Mitsumasa (Jujō)
Artist bio: Japanese, 1529–1620, fourth-generation Gotō master|Japanese,1689–1742, twelfth-generation Gotō master
Artist role: Decorator|Fittings maker
Artist nationality: Japanese|Japanese
Date: late 16th century and 18th 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: Gift of the Baber Family, in loving memory of Charles Chenault Baber, 2012
Accession year: 2012