Caption

Fork with knife handle kozuka, Japanese, Edo period 1603–1868, 18th century, kozuka for katana, melee weapons/sword fitting, fork/cutlery, height 16.9 cm, width 1.4 cm., A single fork is shown horizontally against a solid gray background, with a metallic silver three-pronged tine section on the left transitioning to a short decorative silver neck and a long rectangular handle in a tarnished brownish-gold color; the silver parts show reflective highlights and slight wear, and the brownish-gold handle shows uneven coloration and subtle spots of darker discoloration.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A26_007

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (460.5Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Fork knife handle kozuka Japanese Edo period 1603–1868 18th century kozuka katana melee weapons sword fitting fork cutlery height 16.9 cm width 1.4 cm single fork shown horizontally solid gray background metallic silver three-pronged tine section left transitioning short decorative silver neck long rectangular handle tarnished brownish-gold color silver parts reflective highlights slight wear brownish-gold handle uneven coloration subtle spots darker discoloration.