Caption

Fork with knife handle kozuka, Japanese, Edo period 1603–1868, 18th century. Melee weapon accessory for sword katana — kozuka. Plastic decoration: chrysanthemum flower with two leaves, textured background. Materials: cutlery. Dimensions: height 16.6 cm, width 1.4 cm, depth 0.8 cm., A three-pronged metal fork with a silver-toned tine section and a dark rectangular handle that features a raised floral decoration in gold and bronze tones; the tines are slender and pointed, the metal transition to the handle includes a short decorative collar in silver, and the handle surface appears textured in dark brown with a central floral motif showing gold petals and bronze leaves against a solid muted gray background with shades of gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A25_382

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Rights managed

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77.2Mb (902.2Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Fork knife handle kozuka Japanese Edo period 1603–1868 18th century Melee weapon accessory sword katana Plastic decoration chrysanthemum flower two leaves textured background Materials cutlery Dimensions height 16.6 cm width 1.4 cm depth 0.8 cm three-pronged metal fork silver-toned tine section dark rectangular handle features raised floral decoration gold bronze tones tines slender pointed metal transition handle includes short decorative collar silver handle surface textured dark brown central floral motif showing gold petals bronze leaves solid muted gray background shades gray.