Knife Handle (Kozuka)
The inscription is by Gotō Mitsumasa (1695–1742), twelfth generation master of the main line Gotō School. It indicates that the chiseled gold peony ornament is by his predecessor, Gotō Kōjō (1529–1620), fourth generation Gotō master, while the rest of the knife handle is by Mitsumasa. It features a design of a peony.
Artwork Details
- Title: Knife Handle (Kozuka)
- Decorator: Chiseled gold peony ornament by Gotō Kōjō (Japanese, 1529–1620, fourth-generation Gotō master)
- Fittings maker: Gotō Mitsumasa (Jujō) (Japanese,1689–1742, twelfth-generation Gotō master)
- Date: late 16th century and 18th 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: Gift of the Baber Family, in loving memory of Charles Chenault Baber, 2012
- Object Number: 2012.528.5
- Curatorial Department: Arms and Armor
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