Caption

Fork with knife handle kozuka, Japanese, Edo period 1603–1868, 18th century. Metal kozuka decorated in relief with a chrysanthemum flower and two leaves on a textured background. Function: cutlery/knife handle for katana. Materials: plastic decoration noted. Dimensions: height 16.6 cm, width 1.4 cm, depth 0.8 cm., A single fork with a metallic three-pronged head and a straight metal neck connected to a dark wooden handle; the fork head and neck are silver-gray with reflective highlights and slight tarnish, and the handle is dark brown with visible wood grain and worn areas; the background is a uniform medium gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A25_383

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (739.9Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Fork knife handle kozuka Japanese Edo period 1603–1868 18th century Metal decorated relief chrysanthemum flower two leaves textured background Function cutlery knife handle katana Materials plastic decoration noted Dimensions height 16.6 cm width 1.4 cm depth 0.8 cm single fork metallic three-pronged head straight metal neck connected dark wooden handle fork head neck silver-gray reflective highlights slight tarnish dark brown visible wood grain worn areas background uniform medium gray.