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Knife Handle (Kozuka)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a black Kozuka, a type of handle, with gold inlays. The handle is long and rectangular and has a flat top and bottom. It is black with some lighter areas indicating wear, and there are gold inlays on the right end. The gold inlays are a design of two people underneath a tree with gold dots. The background is a light gray color.

Artwork details

Date:
dated 1850
Medium:
Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi)
Culture:
Japanese
Dimensions:
599 × 337 px
Museum record:
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