Knife Handle (Kozuka)

Gotō Teijō (Mitsumasa)

17th century · Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold · Arms and Armor

This kozuka features a design of Tadanori visiting Toshinari's palace (from The Tale of the Heike).

Artist

Gotō Teijō (Mitsumasa)

Date

17th century

Medium

Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1945