Knife Handle (Kozuka)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a long, thin, dark brown object with a wavy design on it. The object is rectangular and oriented horizontally. The dark brown object has a lighter brown area on the left and a darker brown area on the right. There is a gold and white wavy line design in the center of the object. The wavy line design resembles a stream or a river. The wavy line design has gold floral patterns on either side. The gold floral patterns appear to be made up of small flowers and leaves. The background of the image is a light gray color.