Caption

Fork with knife handle kozuka, Japanese, Edo period 1603–1868, 18th century. Kozuka for katana; metal handle with applied plastic decoration depicting grazing horses and a snake. Materials: metal; function: cutlery/knife handle for sword. Dimensions: height 17 cm, width 0.9 cm, depth 0.6 cm. Categories/subjects: snakes, horses, animals, handles, forks, swords, weapons., A metal fork with a silver-toned three-pronged head and a narrow neck connects to a rectangular handle with a brass or gold-toned finish; the background is a uniform gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A25_405

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77.2Mb (496.1Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Fork knife handle kozuka Japanese Edo period 1603–1868 18th century Kozuka katana metal handle applied plastic decoration depicting grazing horses snake Materials metal function cutlery knife handle sword Dimensions height 17 cm width 0.9 cm depth 0.6 cm Categories subjects snakes horses animals handles forks swords weapons metal fork silver-toned three-pronged head narrow neck connects rectangular handle brass gold-toned finish background uniform gray.