Set of Knife Handles (Kozuka) with Emblems of the Five Seasonal Festivals

Gotō Kenjō, late 16th–early 18th century

Artist

Gotō Kenjō (Japanese, 1586–1663, seventh-generation Gotō master)

Date

late 16th–early 18th century

Culture or place

Japanese

Medium

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

Size

L. of each 3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm); W. of each 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