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Knife handle (Kozuka)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a Kozuka, a type of knife handle. The handle is long and rectangular with a flat top and bottom. The handle is dark green with a thin gold border around the edges. In the center of the handle is a raised design resembling a small knife with a black blade and a gold-colored handle. The knife's blade is pointed and curved, with the tip pointing to the left. The gold-colored handle of the knife has a decorative gold design on it. The background of the image is a light gray color.

Artwork details

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