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Knife Handle (Kozuka)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a black and gold knife handle, titled "Knife Handle (Kozuka)" by an unknown artist. The handle is long and rectangular with a thin brown border. The handle is black with a gold decoration on the right end. The gold decoration is a three-dimensional carving of a human head. The head has a serious expression and appears to have a distinctive hairstyle. The background of the image is a light gray color.

Artwork Details

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