Title: Knife Handle (Kozuka)
Object type: Knife handle (Kozuka)
Date: late 18th–early 19th century
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver, copper
Dimensions: L. 3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm); W. 9/16 in. (1.4 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 1.2 oz. (34 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Kozuka
Credit line: Gift of Herman A. E. and Paul C. Jaehne, 1943
Geography: Country of Origin    Japan      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Men, term: Musicians