Knife Handle (Kozuka)
Object type: Knife handle (Kozuka)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Artist: Kanō Natsuo
Artist bio: Japanese, 1828–1898
Artist role: Fittings maker
Artist nationality: Japanese
Date: mid-19th century
Medium: Copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), silver
Dimensions: L. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); W. 9/16 in. (1.4 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 1 oz. (28.3 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Kozuka
Credit line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, 1936
Accession year: 1936