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Knife Handle (Kozuka)

Ichijosai Hironaga (Hirotoshi)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Rectangular, dark brown object with raised design; man in traditional clothing holding spear on right end; tree branch design on left; man and tree on a raised section; background light gray.

Artwork Details

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