Knife Handle (Kozuka)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Rectangular black object with a flat top and bottom. Gold-colored plant design on top, featuring pine needles and pine cones. The plant design consists of curved stems with pine needles branching off and two pine cones. The object appears to be made of a dark material, possibly wood or metal. The background is a light gray color. The object is centered horizontally. The image shows the object from a top-down perspective. The object is likely a Kozuka, a type of Japanese knife handle. The artist is unknown. The title of the object is "Knife Handle".