Title: Knife Handle (Kozuka)
Object type: Knife handle (Kozuka)
Date: 19th century
Culture: Japanese
Artist: Inscribed by Juō Masayoshi 
Artist bio: Japanese, ca. 1772–ca. 1835
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Fittings maker
Medium: Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), gold
Dimensions: L. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)
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