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Knife Handle (Kozuka)

Unknown Artist
A kozuka is a handle of a by-knife that is part of a sword mounting. It is kept in a slot on the reverse of a katana scabbard, often with a matching kōgai (hairdressing tool).

Credit: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929 ...
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c. 1615-1868
Copper alloy (sentoku), copper, gold
9.5in
29.100.1159
Image and text © Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2019

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