Knife Handle (Kozuka) with Blade

Unknown Artist

19th century

Knife Handle (Kozuka) with Blade by Unknown Artist

Medium

Iron, copper, gold

Dimensions

L. including blade 8 in. (20.3 cm); L. excluding blade 3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm); W. 9/16 in. (1.4 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 1 oz. (28.3 g)

Classification

Sword Furniture-Kozuka

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Bashford Dean, 1914

Accession Number

14.100.522

Tags

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