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Knife Handle (Kozuka)

Marukawa Hiroyoshi

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Rectangular bronze object with rounded edges. Bronze has a dark brown patina. A design on the bronze depicts a bird on the left and another on the right. The left bird has dark brown and black feathers with white eyes, while the right bird has brown and yellow feathers. The birds are standing on wavy lines. Small yellow dots are scattered over the design. Background behind object is light gray.

Artwork details

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