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Knife Handle (Kozuka)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a long, narrow, rectangular object with a flat surface. The object is gray with a darker gray patina. It has a design of flowers and leaves on it, made from inlaid materials in shades of blue, yellow, white, brown, and green. The flowers and leaves are arranged in a curved line from left to right across the object. The background is a light gray color. The object appears to be a Kozuka, a type of Japanese knife handle.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1615–1868
Medium:
Copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper, gold, silver
Culture:
Japanese
Dimensions:
599 × 337 px
Museum record:
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