Caption

Knife handle kozuka, gift; Japanese; Edo period 1603–1868, 19th century; weapon knife handle for a katana; materials/technique: metal with decorative inlay depicting bats and pines; height 9.7 cm, width 1.5 cm., A long, thin rectangular object rests on a flat surface, appearing glossy and dark with a reflective sheen; the object is primarily black with a metallic luster and has a small raised decorative element in a bright gold color near one end, along with subtle lighter highlights and faint reflections on the surface beneath it; the background and surface are uniform shades of gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A26_160

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (397.7Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Knife handle kozuka gift Japanese Edo period 1603–1868 19th century weapon knife handle katana materials technique metal decorative inlay depicting bats pines height 9.7 cm width 1.5 cm long thin rectangular object rests flat surface appearing glossy dark reflective sheen primarily black metallic luster small raised decorative element bright gold color near subtle lighter highlights faint reflections surface beneath background surface uniform shades gray.