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Knife Handle (Kozuka)

Hideoki

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black rectangular object with rounded edges, textured surface. Three insects on top: small gray and yellow one on left, large black one in middle, large gold one on right. Insects have multiple legs. Object is titled "Knife Handle (Kozuka)" and attributed to "Hideoki".

Artwork Details

Date
19th century
Medium
Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver
Culture
Japanese
Dimensions
599 × 337 px
Public Domain
Yes
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