Caption

Fork with knife handle kozuka, Japanese; Edo period 1603–1868, 18th century; materials/objects: fork with kozuka-style knife handle, cutlery; motifs: dragons and fish; function: melee weapon/kozuka for katana; dimensions: height 16.8 cm, width 1.4 cm., A single fork is shown against a gray background, with a metallic silver pronged end and a long decorative handle that appears dark, almost black, with raised ornate patterns highlighted in gold; the handle has textured carved details and a slightly rounded end, and the metal shaft connecting the handle to the prongs is shiny silver with subtle reflections.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A26_108

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (739.7Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Fork knife handle kozuka Japanese Edo period 1603–1868 18th century materials objects fork kozuka-style knife handle cutlery motifs dragons fish function melee weapon kozuka katana dimensions height 16.8 cm width 1.4 cm single fork shown gray background metallic silver pronged long decorative handle dark almost black raised ornate patterns highlighted gold handle textured carved details slightly rounded metal shaft connecting prongs shiny silver subtle reflections.