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Knife Handle (Kozuka)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The object is a long, dark brown, rectangular handle with rounded edges. The handle has a design on it featuring a bird with a long beak and intricately detailed feathers, facing left. The bird appears to be standing on a branch or plant with yellow and gold details, accompanied by additional gold and yellow elements resembling plants or foliage. The background of the image is a plain light gray color. The title of the object is "Knife Handle (Kozuka)" and the artist is not visually identifiable in the image.

Artwork Details

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