Caption

Knife handle kozuka, kozuka decorated with herons; Japanese, Edo period 18th century, 1603–1868; materials for sword/knife katana accessory; function: weapon component; dimensions: height 9.4 cm, width 1.4 cm, depth 0.6 cm., A narrow, elongated dark brown object lies horizontally against a smooth medium-gray background, with a glossy surface and a subtle reflection beneath it; toward one end there is a small raised decorative element that appears metallic with hints of gold and muted silver tones, and a few tiny areas showing reddish-brown and black details.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A25_365

License type

Rights managed

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77.2Mb (468.0Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Knife handle kozuka kozuka decorated herons Japanese Edo period 18th century 1603–1868 materials sword knife katana accessory function weapon component dimensions height 9.4 cm width 1.4 cm depth 0.6 cm narrow elongated dark brown object lies horizontally smooth medium-gray background glossy surface subtle reflection beneath small raised decorative element metallic hints gold muted silver tones tiny areas showing reddish-brown black details.