Caption

Knife handle kozuka, Suiyôdô Toshimasa, gift; Japanese, Edo period 1603–1868, 19th century; materials: metal kozuka for katana; subject: flowers and roosters; dimensions: height 9.6 cm, width 1.4 cm., A long, slim rectangular object with a metallic surface sits centered on a flat reflective surface, showing a few decorative inlaid elements in muted colors including dark bronze, gold, blue, and a touch of orange; the object casts a subtle reflection and shadow on the gray background, which dominates the image in varying shades of gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A27_262

License type

Rights managed

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77.2Mb (354.0Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Knife handle kozuka Suiyôdô Toshimasa gift Japanese Edo period 1603–1868 19th century materials metal katana subject flowers roosters dimensions height 9.6 cm width 1.4 cm long slim rectangular object metallic surface sits centered flat reflective surface showing decorative inlaid elements muted colors dark bronze gold blue touch orange object casts subtle reflection shadow gray background dominates image varying shades gray.