Knife Handle (Kozuka)

Gotō Jujo, 18th century

Artist

Gotō Jujo (Japanese)

Date

18th century

Culture or place

Japanese

Medium

Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), gold

Size

L. 3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm); W. 9/16 in. (1.4 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 1.4 oz. (39.7 g)

Type

Sword Furniture-Kozuka

Museum

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Licence

Public domain: free to use, no permission needed