Knife Handle (Kozuka)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The object is a long, rectangular, bronze-colored metal piece with a rounded edge on the right side and a flat edge on the left side. The metal piece has a small circular indentation on the right edge. There is an engraving on the metal, depicting a mountain with two lines extending from the bottom to the top, forming the shape of a triangle. The engraving also features a series of small dots below the mountain, arranged in a line that extends from the left to the right. The background of the image is a solid gray color. The object titled "Knife Handle (Kozuka)" is by an unspecified artist.