Kozuka (by-knife)
Culture
Japanese
Datemid-1800s
Mediumsteel and gilded copper alloy
Dimensions21.6 cm (8 1/2 in.), 2 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.334.3
DescriptionFive frolicking shishi (lion-dogs) on grip in gold. Cf. WAM 1917.70.3. Blade is signed.ProvenanceGift of Mrs. Edgar F. Waterman on September 19, 1983. Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
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