Knife Handle (Kozuka) with Blade
Unknown Artist
17th century
Medium
Iron, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver
Dimensions
L. including blade 8 1/2 in. (21.6 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. 1.6 oz. (45.4 g)
Classification
Sword Furniture-Kozuka
Culture
Japanese
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of a Trustee of the Museum, 1917
Accession Number
17.208.69