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Knife Handle (Kozuka)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a long, thin, rectangular object with a brownish-gold color. A small circular indentation on the left side contains a gray metal piece. On the right side, there are several small black silhouettes of birds flying in a line. The background is a solid light gray color. The object appears to be a Kozuka, a type of Japanese knife handle. The Kozuka is by an unknown artist.

Artwork details

Date:
19th century
Medium:
Copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), silver, copper-gold alloy (shakudō)
Culture:
Japanese
Dimensions:
599 × 337 px
Museum record:
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