Gratefully built with ACNLPatternTool
Inscribed by Ishiguro Koretsune II Japanese
This kozuka typifies the style of Ishiguro Koretsune and is also characteristic of the Ishiguro School, a large school of sword fitting makers founded by Ishiguro Masatsune in the capitol of Edo. It features a design of a phoenix and a paulownia.
Use your arrow keys to navigate the tabs below, and your tab key to choose an item
Title: Knife Handle (Kozuka)
Fittings maker:
Inscribed by Ishiguro Koretsune II (Japanese, Edo period, d. ca. 1850)
Date: 19th century
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold
Dimensions: L. 3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm); W. 9/16 in. (1.4 cm)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Kozuka
Credit Line: Gift of the Baber Family, in loving memory of Charles Chenault Baber, 2012
Accession Number: 2012.528.4
The Met's Libraries and Research Centers provide unparalleled resources for research and welcome an international community of students and scholars.
The Met Collection API is where all makers, creators, researchers, and dreamers can connect to the most up-to-date data and public domain images for The Met collection. Open Access data and public domain images are available for unrestricted commercial and noncommercial use without permission or fee.
We continue to research and examine historical and cultural context for objects in The Met collection. If you have comments or questions about this object record, please complete and submit this form. The Museum looks forward to receiving your comments.
