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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Knife Handle (Kozuka)

Unattributed · 19th century

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Date

19th century

Medium

Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), metal laminate (mokume-gane), gold, silver

Dimensions

L. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm); W. 9/16 in. (1.4 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 0.9 oz. (25.5 g)

Classification

Sword Furniture-Kozuka

Department

Arms and Armor

Culture / origin

Japanese

Credit line

The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, 1936

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