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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
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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