Knife Handle (Kozuka)

Hideoki

19th century

Knife Handle (Kozuka) by Hideoki

Medium

Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver

Dimensions

L. 3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm); W. 9/16 in. (1.4 cm); thickness 5/16 in. (0.8 cm); Wt. 1.2 oz. (34 g)

Classification

Sword Furniture-Kozuka

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913

Accession Number

14.40.896

Tags

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