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Knife Handle (Kozuka)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Rectangular metal object, long and thin, with rounded edges; brownish-gray color; darker brown spot in top-left corner; inlaid design on right half featuring three yellow crisscross shapes over curved gray and white stripes; small yellow square and two orange and red rectangles to left of stripes; background light gray. Knife Handle (Kozuka) by artist.

Artwork Details

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