Knife Handle (Kozuka)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a rectangular object with a design on it. The object is a dark gray color with a raised design on its surface. The design features a line of gate-like structures with orange-brown color and vertical posts. The gates are on the right side of the object and appear to be in a row. On either side of the gates are clusters of small dark gray stones with orange details. The object has a flat top and bottom edge and slightly angled side edges. The background of the image is a light gray color. The object titled "Knife Handle (Kozuka)" is by an artist.