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Knife Handle (Kozuka)

Chiseled gold peony ornament by Gotō Kōjō Japanese
Fittings maker Gotō Mitsumasa (Jujō) Japanese

late 16th century and 18th century

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 378

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.

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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

Accession Number: 2012.528.5

Chronology

Japan, 1400-1600 A.D.

Chronology

Japan, 1600-1800 A.D.

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