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Knife Handle (Kozuka)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a Kozuka, a type of handle. The handle is long and rectangular. The handle has a gray metal surface with darker gray and brown patches. The handle features an inlaid design on its surface in shades of gold, yellow, black, and red. The design includes a bird on the left side and a bird with a sword on the right side. The birds are surrounded by foliage. The background of the image is gray.

Artwork Details

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