Knife Handle (&lt;i&gt;Kozuka&lt;/i&gt;) with Blade Depicting Maples, Arabesques, and Patterns (紅葉唐草文様図小柄)
Object type: Knife handle (<i>Kozuka</i>) with blade
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: probably 18th–19th century
Medium: Iron, gold, steel
Dimensions: L. including blade 8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm); L. excluding blade 3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm); W. 9/16 in. (1.4 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 1.3 oz. (36.9 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Kozuka
Credit line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Accession year: 1891