Title: Knife Handle (Kozuka)
Object type: Knife handle (Kozuka)
Date: dated 1864
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Iron, gold, silver, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), copper-gold alloy (shakudō), 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. 1.1 oz. (31.2 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
Tags: term: Mythical Creatures