Knife Handle (Kozuka)
| Title | Knife Handle (Kozuka) |
|---|---|
| Date | 1789–1876 18th century |
| Medium | Copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), gold, silver, copper |
| Classification | Sword Furniture-Kozuka |
| Origin | Japanese Japanese |
| Holding institution | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Credit line | The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, 1936 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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Dated to 1789–1876. Explore the wider set of works from the 18th century held in the archive.
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Recorded origin: Japanese. Browse more public-domain art from Japanese.
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Made available through the The Metropolitan Museum of Art open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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