Caption

Knife handle kozuka, Japanese, Edo period 1603–1868, 19th century; materials for a sword kozuka; decorated with bats and pines; weapon melee weapon, katana accessory; height 9.7 cm, width 1.5 cm., A long slender object resting horizontally on a reflective surface with a smooth gray background, the object appears dark, almost black, with a subtle glossy finish and a few lighter worn areas. There is a small raised decorative element on top in a bright gold color and a faint suggestion of engraved or embossed patterns along the dark surface. The reflection below mirrors the dark and gold tones against the overall gray setting.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A26_161

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (456.2Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Knife handle kozuka Japanese Edo period 1603–1868 19th century materials sword kozuka decorated bats pines weapon melee weapon katana accessory height 9.7 cm width 1.5 cm long slender object resting horizontally reflective surface smooth gray background object dark almost black subtle glossy finish lighter worn areas small raised decorative element top bright gold color faint suggestion engraved embossed patterns dark surface reflection mirrors gold tones gray setting.