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Kozuka: Knife Handle

Kozuka is the small knife stored in Kozuka Hitsu (groove of the sheath of the Japanese sword). Many Tsubas (handguard) have two holes to put Kozuka and Kougai (equipment for appearance) next to Nakagoana (a hole of the Tsuba to put sword),

so that Samurai didn’t need to draw his sword out of the scabbard when he wanted to use Kozuka or Kougai. Initially, Samurai used it for cutting wood or attacking enemies in an emergency. It is said that Kozuka was used as a craft knife rather than a weapon.

Updated: 29 Mar 2024

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  • $0.00

    Delivery Time: 5 – 14 DAYS
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    INCLUDED: Wooden box

    Title: Matsu ni Tori Zu

    Signature: probably signed as 秀山
    Age: Edo period
    Material: Copper

    Size Thickness Weight
    21.4cm×1.2cm 0.1cm 29g

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  • $1,453.41

    Delivery Time: 5 – 14 DAYS
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    INCLUDED: Five Kogatana stored in Shirasaya Cases

    Title: Kogatana Set

    Age: Edo period

    Size Thickness Weight
    K-38 22.4cm×2.0cm 1.1cm 34g
    K-39 22.0cm×1.7cm 1.1cm 33g
    K-40 23.8cm×1.6cm 0.9cm 32g
    K-41 23.8cm×1.8cm 1.1cm 40g
    K-42 21.5cm×1.9cm 1.0cm 32g

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  • $165.16

    Delivery Time: 5 – 14 DAYS
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    INCLUDED: Wooden box

    Title: Sasa Zu Wari Kougai

    Signature: 宗長 (花押) (Munenaga, his stylized signature)
    Age: Edo period
    Material: Copper

    Size Thickness Weight
    19.5cm×1.0cm 0.1cm 34g

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  • $330.32

    Delivery Time: 5 – 14 DAYS
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    INCLUDED: Wooden box

    Title: Flying Cranes

    Signature, Kozuka: 正重 (Masashige)
    Signature, knife: 井上 真 (Inoue Mokoto)
    Age: Edo period
    Material: Copper (Kozuka itself), Wood (lid)

    (Kozuka, lid)

    Size Thickness Weight
    1.4cm×19.1cm

    1.6cm×13cm

    0.4cm

    0.8cm

    42g

    13g

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  • $264.26

    Delivery Time: 5 – 14 DAYS
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    INCLUDED: Wooden box

    Title: Waves and Water Birds

    Signature: NO SIGNED
    Age: Edo period
    Material: Yamagane (山銅, copper and some impurities)

    Size Thickness Weight
    1.4cm×9.7cm 0.4cm 36g

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    Please note that this item is only Kozuka case, small knife is not included. 

  • $244.44

    Delivery Time: 5 – 14 DAYS
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    INCLUDED: Wooden box

    Title: Centipede

    Signature: NO SIGNED
    Age: Edo period
    Material: Shakudou (赤銅, the mixture of copper and gold)

    Size Thickness Weight
    1.5cm×9.5cm 0.7cm 30g

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    Please note that this item is only Kozuka case, small knife is not included.

  • $204.80

    Delivery Time: 5 – 14 DAYS
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    INCLUDED: Wooden box

    Title: Ebi Monyou Shinchu Zougan

    Signature: NO SIGNED
    Age: Edo period
    Material: Copper

    Size Thickness Weight
    9.7cm×0.9cm 0.3cm 28g

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    Please note that this item is only Kozuka case, small knife is not included.

  • $184.98

    Delivery Time: 5 – 14 DAYS
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    INCLUDED: Wooden box

    Title: Samurai heading for the battle

    Signature: 正長 (Masanaga)
    Age: Edo period
    Material: Copper

    Size Thickness Weight
    9.5cm×0.9cm 0.4cm 32g

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    Please note that this item is only Kozuka case, small knife is not included.

  • $99.10

    Delivery Time: 5 – 14 DAYS
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    INCLUDED: Wooden case

    Title: Kinmichi Kogatana

    Signature: 菊 藤原 金道 (Kiku Fujiwara Kinmichi)
    Age: Edo period

    (Kogatana)

    Size Thickness Weight
    1.8cm×21.5cm 1.3cm 21g

    (wooden case)

    Size Thickness Weight
    1.8cm×14.1cm 1.3cm 20g

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  • $132.13

    Delivery Time: 5 – 14 DAYS
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    INCLUDED: Wooden box

    Title: Semi

    Signature: NO SIGNED
    Age: Edo period
    Material: Copper

    Size Thickness Weight
    1.4cm×21.3cm 0.3cm 38g

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  • $0.00

    Delivery Time: 5 – 14 DAYS
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    INCLUDED: Wooden box

    Title: Cicada

    Signature: NO SIGNED
    Age: Edo period
    Material: Copper

    Size Thickness Weight
    1.4cm×21.5cm 0.4cm 30g

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  • $396.38

    Delivery Time: 5 – 14 DAYS
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    INCLUDED: Wooden box, NBTHK Hozon Certificate

    Title: Kyo Kinko-style, Three Lions

    Signature: NO SIGNED
    Age: Edo period
    Material: Shakudou (赤銅, the mixture of copper and gold)

    Size Thickness Weight
    1.4cm×9.7cm 0.8cm 38g

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    Please note that this item is only Kozuka case, small knife is not included.

  • $422.81

    Delivery Time: 5 – 14 DAYS
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    INCLUDED: Wooden box, NBTHK Hozon Certificate

    Title: Kaga-Zougan-style, Haze and Willow

    Signature: NO SIGNED
    Age: Edo period
    Material: Shakudou (赤銅, the mixture of copper and gold)

    Size Thickness Weight
    1.4cm×9.7cm 0.3cm 34g

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    Please note that this item is only Kozuka case, small knife is not included.

  • $336.93

    Delivery Time: 5 – 14 DAYS
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    INCLUDED: Wooden box

    Title: Raptor and Monkey

    Signature: SIGNED but cannot be read
    Age: Edo period
    Material: Copper

    Size Thickness Weight
    1.4cm×9.6cm 0.6cm 37g

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    Please note that this item is only Kozuka case, small knife is not included. 

  • $0.00

    Delivery Time: 5 – 14 DAYS
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    INCLUDED: Wooden box

    Title: Sacred Beasts

    Signature: SIGNED on the Kogatana: 壽命 (Jumyo)
    SIGNED on the Wari-Kougai: 入道 宗典 (Nyudo Souten)
    Age: late Edo period (1781-1867)
    Material: Silver

    (Kozuka and Koagatana)

    Size Thickness Weight
    21.5cm×1.3cm 0.4cm 50g

    (Wari-Kougai)

    Size Thickness Weight
    20.9cm×0.6cm 0.2cm 32g

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  • $0.00

    Delivery Time: 5 – 14 DAYS
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    INCLUDED: Wooden box

    Title: Onigawara

    Signature: SIGNED on the surface of the knife but cannot be read: □兵□尉作
    Age: Edo period
    Material: Copper

    Size Thickness Weight
    1.4cm×22.0cm 0.6cm 55g

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  • $297.29

    Delivery Time: 5 – 14 DAYS
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    INCLUDED: Wooden box

    Title: Cherry Blossoms

    Signature: 三宅永要 (Miyake Eiyou)
    Age: Edo period
    Material: Shakudou (赤銅, the mixture of copper and gold)

    Size Thickness Weight
    1.3cm×9.7cm 0.2cm 28g

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    Please note that this item is only Kozuka case, small knife is not included. 

  • $330.32

    Delivery Time: 5 – 14 DAYS
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    INCLUDED: Wooden box

    Title: Rolls of Cloth

    Signature: NO SIGNED
    Age: Edo period
    Material: 赤銅 (Shakdou, the mixture of copper and gold)

    Size Thickness Weight
    1.4cm×9.5cm 0.4cm 28g

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    Please note that this item is only Kozuka case, small knife is not included.

  • $285.40

    Delivery Time: 5 – 14 DAYS
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    INCLUDED: Wooden box

    Title: Bamboo

    Signature: NO SIGNED
    Age: Edo period
    Material: Brass

    Size Thickness Weight
    1.5cm×9.8cm 0.4cm 40g

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    Please note that this item is only Kozuka case, small knife is not included. 

  • $0.00

    Delivery Time: 5 – 14 DAYS
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    INCLUDED: Wooden box

    Title: Lion and Hawk

    Signature: NO SIGNED
    Age: Edo period
    Material: Copper

    Size Thickness Weight
    1.4cm×9.5cm 0.6cm 40g

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    Please note that this item is only Kozuka case, small knife is not included.