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Knife Handle (Kozuka)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image is of a gold-colored, rectangular object with rounded edges titled "Knife Handle (Kozuka)" by an unknown artist. The object has a flat top and bottom. The top surface features a scene with five distinct elements: - A brown jug-like object with a handle and a circular hole on the left side. - A beige object beside the jug on the left. - A figure in a blue outfit and white headwear sits on the ground beside a pile of material. - A gray bottle-like object beside the sitting figure. - A second figure in a blue outfit and white headwear sitting on the ground beside a pile of material with a third figure in an orange outfit sitting to their right. - A rectangular tray-like object with items on it to the right of the sitting figures. The background of the image is a plain gray color.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1615–1868
Medium
Copper alloy (sentoku), copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), gold, silver, copper
Culture
Japanese
Dimensions
599 × 337 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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