Title: Knife Handle (Kozuka)
Object type: Knife handle (Kozuka)
Date: ca. 1615–1868
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), gold
Dimensions: L. 3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm); W. 9/16 in. (1.4 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 1.1 oz. (31.2 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Kozuka
Credit line: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Geography: Country of Origin    Japan      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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