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Knife Handle (Kozuka)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a gold-colored metal object. The object is rectangular with rounded corners and a flat surface. It is long and thin. A protruding design depicting an object with a cord wrapped around it is on the left. Various patterns and symbols are etched into the surface on either side. A square seal-like design is on the right end. The background is gray. The object is titled "Knife Handle (Kozuka)" and may have been made by an unknown artist.

Artwork details

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