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Knife Handle (Kozuka)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Copper-colored metal object, rectangular and flat with rounded edges; surface textured with darker copper-colored and black spots; depiction of a man with long hair, mustache and beard, wearing a headband; man holds staff; man surrounded by gold-colored and black curved line designs; gold-colored leaves.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1615–1868
Medium
Copper, gold, copper-gold alloy (shakudō)
Culture
Japanese
Dimensions
599 × 337 px
Public Domain
Yes
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