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Knife Handle (Kozuka)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Rectangular gray-brown handle with a ribbed texture. Two dark oval-shaped stones are on left side. Two copper-colored leaf-shaped pieces are in the center. One dark oval-shaped stone is on right side. Title: Knife Handle (Kozuka). Artist: Unknown.

Artwork details

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