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Knife Handle (Kozuka)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Kozuka by Unknown is a dark brown, rectangular object with a flat top and bottom. The object is long and narrow, with a slight diagonal line running from the top right corner to the bottom right corner. There are two gold designs on the left side of the object. The background of the image is light gray.

Artwork Details

Date
18th century
Medium
Iron, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), gold, silver
Culture
Japanese
Dimensions
599 × 337 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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