Title: Knife Handle (Kozuka)
Object type: Knife handle (Kozuka)
Date: ca. 1615–1868
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Copper, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), gold
Dimensions: L. 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm); W. 11/16 in. (1.7 cm); thickness 5/16 in. (0.8 cm); Wt. 1.5 oz. (42.5 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: Fish