Set of Knife Handles (Kozuka) with Emblems of the Five Seasonal Festivals

45.24.16, .18, and .19 inscribed by Gotō Kenjō Japanese
 45.24.17 inscribed by Gotō Eijō Japanese
 45.24.20 inscribed by Gotō Renjō (Mitsutomo) Japanese

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45.24.16 features a design of a young man playing hagoita (racket and shuttlecock) on the New Year's Festival (Jinjitsu, January 7).
45.24.17 features a design of dolls, symbolic of the Girls' Festival (Jōmi, March 3).
45.24.18 features a design of miniature armor and a sword for the Boys' Festival (Tango, May 5).
45.24.19 features a design of a curtain screen, a writing brush, an ink stone, a water container, and a harp for the Star Festival (Tanabata, July 7).
45.24.20 features a design of flowers for the Chrysanthemum Festival (Chouyou, September 9).

Set of Knife Handles (Kozuka) with Emblems of the Five Seasonal Festivals, 45.24.16, .18, and .19 inscribed by Gotō Kenjō (Japanese, 1586–1663, seventh-generation Gotō master), Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver, copper, Japanese

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Set of Knife Handles (Kozuka) with Emblems of the Five Seasonal Festivals, 45.24.16, .18, and .19 inscribed by Gotō Kenjō (Japanese, 1586–1663, seventh-generation Gotō master), Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver, copper, Japanese
Set of Knife Handles (Kozuka) with Emblems of the Five Seasonal Festivals, 45.24.16, .18, and .19 inscribed by Gotō Kenjō (Japanese, 1586–1663, seventh-generation Gotō master), Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver, copper, Japanese
Set of Knife Handles (Kozuka) with Emblems of the Five Seasonal Festivals, 45.24.16, .18, and .19 inscribed by Gotō Kenjō (Japanese, 1586–1663, seventh-generation Gotō master), Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver, copper, Japanese
Set of Knife Handles (Kozuka) with Emblems of the Five Seasonal Festivals, 45.24.16, .18, and .19 inscribed by Gotō Kenjō (Japanese, 1586–1663, seventh-generation Gotō master), Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver, copper, Japanese
Set of Knife Handles (Kozuka) with Emblems of the Five Seasonal Festivals, 45.24.16, .18, and .19 inscribed by Gotō Kenjō (Japanese, 1586–1663, seventh-generation Gotō master), Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver, copper, Japanese
Set of Knife Handles (Kozuka) with Emblems of the Five Seasonal Festivals, 45.24.16, .18, and .19 inscribed by Gotō Kenjō (Japanese, 1586–1663, seventh-generation Gotō master), Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver, copper, Japanese
Set of Knife Handles (Kozuka) with Emblems of the Five Seasonal Festivals, 45.24.16, .18, and .19 inscribed by Gotō Kenjō (Japanese, 1586–1663, seventh-generation Gotō master), Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver, copper, Japanese
Set of Knife Handles (Kozuka) with Emblems of the Five Seasonal Festivals, 45.24.16, .18, and .19 inscribed by Gotō Kenjō (Japanese, 1586–1663, seventh-generation Gotō master), Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver, copper, Japanese
Set of Knife Handles (Kozuka) with Emblems of the Five Seasonal Festivals, 45.24.16, .18, and .19 inscribed by Gotō Kenjō (Japanese, 1586–1663, seventh-generation Gotō master), Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver, copper, Japanese
Set of Knife Handles (Kozuka) with Emblems of the Five Seasonal Festivals, 45.24.16, .18, and .19 inscribed by Gotō Kenjō (Japanese, 1586–1663, seventh-generation Gotō master), Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver, copper, Japanese

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