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Knife Handle (Kozuka)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Dark gray, cylindrical object with rounded edges, featuring a raised design of a bird on a branch; bird has long neck, small head, gray and black feathers, orange eye; branch has yellow-gold color with multiple thin limbs; background is light gray. Knife Handle (Kozuka) by artist.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1615–1868
Medium:
Copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), silver, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, copper
Culture:
Japanese
Dimensions:
599 × 337 px
Museum record:
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