Title: Knife Handle (Kozuka) with Blade
Object type: Knife handle (Kozuka) with blade
Date: 19th century
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper, gold
Dimensions: L. including blade 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm); L. excluding blade 3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm); W. 9/16 in. (1.4 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 1.6 oz. (45.4 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Kozuka
Credit line: Gift of a Trustee of the Museum, 1917
Geography: Country of Origin    Japan      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Men