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Knife Handle (Kozuka)

Gotō Eijō

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Rectangular object with black background, gold border, and gold floral design. The object is long and thin. The gold border is around the entire perimeter. The floral design includes leaves, stems, and flowers. There are three main flower or seed pod clusters. The cluster on the left has curvy leaves. The middle cluster has leaves and two curved stems with three white and gold circular objects. The right cluster has two flowers with curved stems and leaves. The background of the image is gray.

Artwork Details

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