Knife Handle (Kozuka) with Certificate of Authenticity (Orikami)
Gotō Renjō (Mitsutomo)
17th century
Medium
Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver
Dimensions
L. of knife handle (kozuka) (a) 3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm); W. of knife handle (kozuka) (a) 9/16 in. (1.4 cm)
Classification
Sword Furniture-Kozuka
Culture
Japanese
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1945
Accession Number
45.24.30a, b