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Knife Handle (Kozuka)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a long, rectangular object. The object is black with a patterned design. The left side of the object has a repeating pattern of small, triangular shapes in brown, gray, and black. The right side of the object has several parallel stripes in brown and gold. There is a silver-colored metal piece on the top center of the object. The background of the image is a light gray color. The object is a Kozuka, also known as a Knife Handle, by an unknown artist.

Artwork details

Date:
18th century
Medium:
Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), bronze, silver, gold
Culture:
Japanese
Dimensions:
599 × 337 px
Museum record:
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