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Knife Handle (Kozuka)

Horie Okinari

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black rectangular object with rounded edges. A relief sculpture on top of the object shows two cranes with long necks and legs, black bodies with orange and white details around their eyes and on their necks and wings, and gold-colored beaks. One crane faces left and one right; they appear to hold up a gold-colored branch with thin yellow leaves on the right side. The background behind the object is light grey. Title: Knife Handle (Kozuka) by Horie Okinari.

Artwork details

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