Knife Handle (Kozuka)

Gotō Eijō

late 16th–early 17th century · Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, copper · Arms and Armor

This kozuka features a design of dolls, symbolic of the Girls' Festival (Jōmi, March 3).

Artist

Gotō Eijō

Date

late 16th–early 17th century

Medium

Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, copper

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1945