Title: Knife Handle (Kozuka)
Object type: Knife handle (Kozuka)
Date: late 18th–early 19th century
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), gold, silver
Dimensions: L. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm); W. 9/16 in. (1.4 cm); thickness 5/16 in. (0.8 cm); Wt. 1.1 oz. (31.2 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: Human Figures, term: Ox