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Knife Handle (Kozuka)

Iwama Nobuyoshi

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Dark brown, cylindrical object with rounded ends, featuring a silver crescent moon shape with a wavy pattern on top near the center; a bird sitting on a rock with yellow eyes, accompanied by two tufts of grass, on the right end; against a light gray background.

Artwork Details

Date
19th century
Medium
Copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), silver, gold
Culture
Japanese
Dimensions
599 × 337 px
Public Domain
Yes
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