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Knife Handle (Kozuka)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Dark brown, rectangular object with a flat top and bottom. The object has a design on the right end featuring a person wearing a long, dark robe with gold accents. The person appears to be holding something. The left end of the object has a pattern of curved lines. The object is on a light gray background. Title: Knife Handle (Kozuka). Artist: Unspecified.

Artwork details

Date:
1770–1852
Medium:
Copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), gold, silver, copper-gold alloy (shakudō)
Culture:
Japanese
Dimensions:
599 × 337 px
Museum record:
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