Kozuka
ca. 1800-1850 (made)
| Place of origin |
A kozuka is the handle of the small knife kept in a pocket at the side of the scabbard. This example is made of the gold-copper alloy shakudo and has been tinted with gold and engraved with a design of a peony bush on one side and a rock and two butterflies on the other.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | copper-gold alloy (<i>shakudo</i>) with tinted gold inlay and engraving |
| Brief description | Handle (kozuka) for a scabbard-knife, copper-gold alloy (shakudo) with tinted gold inlay depicting a peony bush, reverse lightly engraved with a rock and two butterflies, probably made in Kaga province, Japan, ca. 1800-1850 |
| Physical description | Handle (kozuka) for a scabbard-knife, copper-gold alloy (shakudo) with tinted gold inlay depicting a peony bush, reverse lightly engraved with a rock and two butterflies |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | A kozuka is the handle of the small knife kept in a pocket at the side of the scabbard. This example is made of the gold-copper alloy shakudo and has been tinted with gold and engraved with a design of a peony bush on one side and a rock and two butterflies on the other. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.36-1936 |
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| Record created | March 2, 2009 |
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