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Knife Handle (Kozuka)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a black, rectangular object with a textured surface. The object is long and thin. It has a small, gold-colored metal decoration on the right end. The decoration depicts a person's leg and foot, wearing a garment wrapped around the leg. The person's foot is adorned with straps or bindings. The background of the image is light gray. Knife Handle (Kozuka) by artist.

Artwork details

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