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Knife Handle (Kozuka)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Rectangular object with flat top and bottom, long and thin, oriented horizontally. Object is primarily orange with black splotches covering approximately half of it, mostly on left side. Black areas are textured and appear to be peeling. Right side of object has several thin, diagonal parallel lines. Object rests on a light gray background. Title: Knife Handle (Kozuka). Artist: unknown.

Artwork details

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