Title: Knife Handle (Kozuka)
Object type: Knife handle (Kozuka)
Date: ca. 1615–1868
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Iron, gold, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper
Dimensions: L. 3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm); W. 9/16 in. (1.4 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 1 oz. (28.3 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Kozuka
Credit line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Geography: Country of Origin    Japan      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Insects