Title: Knife Handle (Kozuka)
Object type: Knife handle (Kozuka)
Date: ca. 1615–1868
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Copper, gold, copper-gold alloy (shakudō)
Dimensions: L. 3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm); W. 9/16 in. (1.4 cm); thickness 5/8 in. (1.6 cm); Wt. 1.5 oz. (42.5 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Kozuka
Credit line: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Geography: Country of Origin    Japan      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY