Knife Handle (Kozuka)
Object type: Knife handle (Kozuka)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Artist: Gotō Teijō (Mitsumasa)
Artist bio: Japanese, 1603–1673, ninth-generation Gotō master
Artist role: Fittings maker
Artist nationality: Japanese
Date: 17th century
Medium: Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold
Dimensions: L. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm); W. 9/16 in. (1.4 cm)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Kozuka
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1945
Accession year: 1945