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Knife Handle (Kozuka)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a gold-colored metal object with a flat, elongated body and rounded end on the right side. The object is oriented horizontally. The object has a dark patina with discoloration around the ends. The surface of the object features several lines of etched writing in a non-Latin script on the left side and an etched line drawing on the right side. The background of the image is light gray. A title associated with the object is "Knife Handle (Kozuka)" by an artist. The object appears to be made of brass or bronze.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1800
Medium:
Brass, gold, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi)
Culture:
Japanese
Dimensions:
599 × 337 px
Museum record:
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