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Knife Handle (Kozuka)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Rectangular dark brown wooden object with rounded edges; five small gold inlaid flowers; gold and black inlaid decoration on right half depicting a butterfly; background light grey. Knife Handle (Kozuka) by Masamitsu.

Artwork Details

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