Title: Knife Handle (Kozuka) with Blade
Object type: Knife handle (Kozuka) with blade
Date: 16th century
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Steel, gold
Dimensions: L. including blade 8 1/8 in. (20.6 cm); L. excluding blade 4 in. (10.2 cm); W. 1/2 in. (1.3 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
Geography: Country of Origin    Japan      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Dragons