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Knife Handle (Kozuka)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Brown leather handle with rounded edges, featuring a design of a black cat on the right side, lying down with yellow eyes, and a round silver-colored object on the left side with a blue curved line extending from it.

Artwork details

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