Title: Knife Handle (Kozuka)
Object type: Knife handle (Kozuka)
Date: ca. 1800
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Brass, gold, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi)
Dimensions: L. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); W. 9/16 in. (1.4 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 0.8 oz. (22.7 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