Caption

Fork with knife handle kozuka, Japanese, Edo period 1603–1868, 18th century, kozuka form for katana, fork, materials/katana fitting/weapon accessory, melee weapon/sword accessory, subject: flies motif, cutlery, height 16.9 cm, width 1.7 cm, A metal fork with a silver-toned three-pronged head and a narrow neck attached to a rectangular golden handle; the handle has a raised small sculpted fish motif and several incised decorative marks, with a darker rectangular panel near one end; the background is a uniform muted gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A26_132

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (516.0Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Fork knife handle kozuka Japanese Edo period 1603–1868 18th century kozuka form katana fork materials katana fitting weapon accessory melee weapon sword accessory subject flies motif cutlery height 16.9 cm width 1.7 cm metal fork silver-toned three-pronged head narrow neck attached rectangular golden handle handle raised small sculpted fish motif several incised decorative marks darker rectangular panel near background uniform muted gray.