Knife Handle (Kozuka)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a narrow, rectangular object titled "Knife Handle (Kozuka)" by an unknown artist. The object is black with a gold border around the edges. On the object, there are four distinct designs. From left to right, the first design is a black snake with a gold spiral on its head. The second design features a black and gold die with several dots on its sides. The third design shows another black die with a gold star on one side. The fourth design is a gold snake. The background of the image is a plain gray color.