Knife Handle (Kozuka)

Unknown maker

Medium: Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold
Dimensions: L. 3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm); W. 9/16 in. (1.4 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 1.2 oz. (34 g)
Culture: Japanese
Department: Arms and Armor
Classification: Sword Furniture-Kozuka
Dated: mid-15th–early 16th century
Pixels: 4000 × 2250
SHA-256: 6f084dc641348bb5…
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License, verbatimCC0

The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Open Access, Creative Commons Zero (CC0). Flagged isPublicDomain=true in the museum's own record.

Knife Handle (Kozuka). mid-15th–early 16th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.