Title: Knife Handle (Kozuka)
Object type: Knife handle (Kozuka)
Date: 19th century
Culture: Japanese
Artist:  Hideoki 
Artist bio: Japanese
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Maker
Medium: Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver
Dimensions: L. 3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm); W. 9/16 in. (1.4 cm); thickness 5/16 in. (0.8 cm); Wt. 1.2 oz. (34 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Kozuka
Credit line: Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913
Geography: Country of Origin    Japan      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Insects