Caption

Knife handle kozuka, Suiyôdô Toshimasa maker, gift; Japanese, Edo period 19th century, 1603–1868; kozuka for katana; materials: metal weapon handle; decorated with flowers and roosters iconography; height 9.6 cm, width 1.4 cm., A long, narrow rectangular object with a smooth, slightly reflective surface in olive green and dark brown tones is centered vertically against a medium gray background, showing a small area of lighter wear near the top edge and a subtle curved lighter highlight along the bottom edge.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A27_261

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (537.5Kb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Knife handle kozuka Suiyôdô Toshimasa maker gift Japanese Edo period 19th century 1603–1868 katana materials metal weapon handle decorated flowers roosters iconography height 9.6 cm width 1.4 cm long narrow rectangular object smooth slightly reflective surface olive green dark brown tones centered vertically medium gray background showing small area lighter wear near top edge subtle curved lighter highlight bottom edge.