Caption

Fork with knife handle kozuka, Krüger, HB dr — Japanese art, Edo period 1603–1868, 18th century; materials/subject: kozuka small knife handle decorated with flies; function: cutlery/mezzo melee weapon accessory for sword katana; dimensions: height 16.9 cm, width 1.7 cm., A slender two-pronged metal fork with a silver-toned head and a narrow neck attached to a long rectangular handle; the handle is mostly brass-colored with a small darker patch at one end and a few slightly raised decorative elements along its length, set against a uniform gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A26_133

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77.2Mb (427.7Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Fork knife handle kozuka Krüger HB dr Japanese art Edo period 1603–1868 18th century materials subject small knife decorated flies function cutlery mezzo melee weapon accessory sword katana dimensions height 16.9 cm width 1.7 cm slender two-pronged metal fork silver-toned head narrow neck attached long rectangular handle mostly brass-colored small darker patch slightly raised decorative elements length set uniform gray background.