Knife Handle (Kozuka) with Certificate of Authenticity (Orikami)

Gotō Renjō (Mitsutomo), 17th century

Artist

Gotō Renjō (Mitsutomo) (Japanese, 1628–1708, tenth-generation Gotō master)

Date

17th century

Culture or place

Japanese

Medium

Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver

Size

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)

Type

Sword Furniture-Kozuka

Museum

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Licence

Public domain: free to use, no permission needed