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Knife Handle (Kozuka)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Copper-colored, cylindrical handle with rounded edges. A gray semicircular area on the left. A design on the right featuring a bird with black and white feathers and a long thin object, possibly a branch. The bird appears to be sitting on or near the object and some foliage. The background of the image is light gray. Title: Knife Handle (Kozuka). Artist: Unsigned.

Artwork Details

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