Caption

Knife handle kozuka, Suiyôdô, Toshimasa craftsman, Japanese art, Japanese culture, Edo 1603–1868, weapons, bladed weapons, swords, katana, kozuka, flowers, roosters iconography, 19th century Edo period, Japan, height 9.6 cm, width 1.4 cm, A long slender rectangular metallic object placed horizontally against a plain gray background, showing decorative engraved and inlaid imagery including a bird motif with visible orange and yellow accents and flowing engraved lines in silver tones, the metal surface appearing dark bronze to brown with subtle reflective highlights and a small area of contrast in a lighter metallic shade.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A27_263

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Rights managed

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77.2Mb (466.3Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Knife handle kozuka Suiyôdô Toshimasa craftsman Japanese art Japanese culture Edo 1603–1868 weapons bladed weapons swords katana flowers roosters iconography 19th century Edo period Japan height 9.6 cm width 1.4 cm long slender rectangular metallic object placed horizontally plain gray background showing decorative engraved inlaid imagery bird motif visible orange yellow accents flowing engraved lines silver tones metal surface appearing dark bronze brown subtle reflective highlights small area contrast lighter metallic shade.