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Knife Handle (Kozuka)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Dark gray rectangular object with rounded edges. A design on the object features a man and a woman. The man on the right wears kimono and holds a pipe. The woman on the left wears a kimono and holds a fan. The man and woman are depicted in shades of dark gray, black, gold, pale orange and white.

Artwork details

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