Knife Handle (Kozuka)
Dark brown, rectangular object with rounded edges, horizontal orientation. Left side features several lines of engraved writing in a foreign script. Right side depicts a carved figure of a man with a large head, thick eyebrows, beard and mustache; he wears a headband and carries a sword at his side. The carving also includes gold accents and foliage. The background of the image is off-white. The object is labeled as "Knife Handle (Kozuka)" and attributed to the artist.
Artwork Details
- Date
- ca. 1615–1868
- Medium
- Copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), copper, gold, copper-gold alloy (shakudō)
- Culture
- Japanese
- Dimensions
- 599 × 337 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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