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Knife Handle (Kozuka)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The handle is long and rectangular with rounded edges, made of dark gray material. The handle features a design of a vine with leaves and berries on the right side. The vine and leaves are made of dark gray metal and the berries are made of silver metal. The vine is made of yellow metal and has a curved, wavy shape. The leaves are shaped like maple leaves. The berries are oval-shaped. The background is light gray color. The object is titled "Knife Handle (Kozuka)" and is by an unknown artist.

Artwork details

Date:
late 18th–early 19th century
Medium:
Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), silver, gold, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi)
Culture:
Japanese
Dimensions:
599 × 337 px
Museum record:
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