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Knife Handle (Kozuka)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Rectangular metal object with a dark patina and gold accents. The object is long and thin, oriented horizontally. A raised image of a fish is in the center. The fish has a long body with a small head and tail. Small gold dots are scattered around the fish. The background of the object has a textured appearance with vertical lines on the left side and more random marks on the right side. The object has a gold-colored edge. The background is a plain gray surface. Title: Knife Handle (Kozuka). Artist: Gassan School.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1615–1868
Medium
Copper alloy (sentoku), copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold
Culture
Japanese
Dimensions
599 × 337 px
Public Domain
Yes
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