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Knife Handle (Kozuka)

Gotō Renjō (Mitsutomo)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Rectangular black object with ribbed texture and rounded edges. A shiny black beetle with antlers and six legs is in the center. The beetle has a blue sheen. A yellow line runs along the top and bottom edges, and a thin yellow line curves under the beetle from left to right. The background is white.

Artwork Details

Date
17th century
Medium
Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver
Culture
Japanese
Dimensions
599 × 337 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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