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Knife Handle (Kozuka)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black handle with gold trim and gold designs. The handle is long and thin. A gold border surrounds a black background with a gold and black crow perched on a tree branch. The crow faces left. Two gold tree branches are on either side of the crow. A circular gold snowflake design is on the right end. The background is gray.

Artwork details

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