Caption

Fork with knife handle kozuka, Japanese, Edo period 1603–1868, 18th century; materials: metal cutlery; subject/iconography: dragons and fish; function: kozuka knife handle for a katana; dimensions: height 16.8 cm, width 1.4 cm; melee weapon accessory., A metal fork with three tines and a silver-colored neck is shown horizontally against a neutral gray background, the handle extending to the right and appearing dark brown to nearly black with a textured, scalloped edge. The fork's metal portion has a reflective silver tone with some darker spots and slight surface wear, while the handle is matte and richly dark, creating contrast with the silver. The overall composition is centered and minimal, featuring the contrasting silver and dark brown or black colors on a gray backdrop.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A26_110

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (432.9Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Fork knife handle kozuka Japanese Edo period 1603–1868 18th century materials metal cutlery subject iconography dragons fish function knife handle katana dimensions height 16.8 cm width 1.4 cm melee weapon accessory metal fork three tines silver-colored neck shown horizontally neutral gray background handle extending right appearing dark brown nearly black textured scalloped edge fork's portion reflective silver tone darker spots slight surface wear matte richly dark creating contrast silver composition centered minimal featuring contrasting silver dark brown black colors gray backdrop.