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Knife Handle (Kozuka)

Funada Yoshinaga

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a long, narrow, rectangular metal object with a bronze or brass color. The object is a mottled brown metal with a smooth surface. Seven birds in flight are depicted on the right half of the object. The birds are made from metal and have a gold, silver, and copper color. The birds appear to be flying in a line from left to right. The background of the image is off-white. The object "Knife Handle (Kozuka)" is by artist Funada Yoshinaga.

Artwork details

Date:
19th century
Medium:
Copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), copper, gold, silver
Culture:
Japanese
Dimensions:
599 × 337 px
Museum record:
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