Knife Handle (Kozuka)

Kanō Natsuo

mid-19th century · Copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), silver, copper-gold alloy (shakudō) · Arms and Armor

This kozuka features a design of two mice.

Artist

Kanō Natsuo

Date

mid-19th century

Medium

Copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), silver, copper-gold alloy (shakudō)

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Credit line

The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, 1936