Knife Handle (Kozuka)

Gotō Renjō (Mitsutomo)

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

This kozuka features a design of Chōryō (the Chinese military and political leader Chang Liang, one of the Three Heroes of China) and a dragon.

Artist

Gotō Renjō (Mitsutomo)

Date

17th century

Medium

Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1945