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Knife Handle (Kozuka)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Dark brown rectangular object with diagonal scratched lines on its surface. A small inlaid design on right end features a brown and gold animal possibly a dog, with a long snout and tail and three legs visible. The animal appears to hold a long stick in mouth. A small blue and white bird or fish beside it on the right. Object by an unknown artist titled "Knife Handle (Kozuka)".

Artwork details

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