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Title: Knife Handle (Kozuka)
Fittings maker:
Gotō Kōjō (Japanese, 1529–1620, fourth-generation Gotō master)
Date: late 16th–early 17th century
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold
Dimensions: L. 3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm); W. 9/16 in. (1.4 cm)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Kozuka
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1945
Accession Number: 45.24.24
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