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Knife Handle (Kozuka)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Copper-colored Kozuka with a relief design. The handle is rectangular and long, wider at one end than the other. Two parallel diagonal lines on the left. A fan-shaped object with radiating lines protrudes from the center. To the right, a figure wears a black garment with a bronze-colored fan-shaped object on their back, their left arm covered in gold. Their left hand holds an object, and right arm and hand are outstretched behind them.

Artwork Details

Date
18th century
Medium
Copper, gold, silver, brass, copper-gold alloy (shakudō)
Culture
Japanese
Dimensions
599 × 337 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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