Caption

Knife handle kozuka, maker, kozuka crafted in Japan, Edo period 18th century; decorated with herons iconography; materials for a sword/knife accessory; dimensions: height 9.4 cm, width 1.4 cm, depth 0.6 cm., A long, narrow rectangular object with rounded ends rests on a plain gray surface; the object appears dark brown to black with areas of lighter brown and metallic highlights, and it has a raised decorative motif including a small leaf-shaped element and a textured cluster near one end in muted gold and silver tones.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A25_364

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (414.0Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Knife handle kozuka maker kozuka crafted Japan Edo period 18th century decorated herons iconography materials sword knife accessory dimensions height 9.4 cm width 1.4 cm depth 0.6 cm long narrow rectangular object rounded ends rests plain gray surface object dark brown black areas lighter brown metallic highlights raised decorative motif small leaf-shaped element textured cluster near muted gold silver tones.