Caption

Knife handle kozuka, Suiyôdô, Toshimasa, craftsman; Japanese; Edo 1603–1868, 19th century; materials/genre: weapons, bladed weapons, swords, katana, kozuka; subject/iconography: flowers, roosters; dimensions: height 9.6 cm, width 1.4 cm; ., A tall, narrow rectangular object with a smooth, dark brown surface stands vertically against a solid gray background; near the lower portion there is an embossed decorative scene showing a bird with textured feathers in shades of dark brown and black, with small accents of orange on its head and beak, standing among stylized plants rendered in muted gold and silver tones, and a few delicate floral elements in silver near the bird, all set above subtle horizontal marks suggesting water.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A27_260

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (682.2Kb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Knife handle kozuka Suiyôdô Toshimasa craftsman Japanese Edo 1603–1868 19th century materials genre weapons bladed weapons swords katana subject iconography flowers roosters dimensions height 9.6 cm width 1.4 cm tall narrow rectangular object smooth dark brown surface stands vertically solid gray background near lower portion embossed decorative scene showing bird textured feathers shades dark brown black small accents orange head beak standing stylized plants rendered muted gold silver tones delicate floral elements silver near set subtle horizontal marks suggesting water.