Kozuka with design of seashells

Details

• Title

  Kozuka with design of seashells

• Associated place

  Asia › Japan (place of creation)

• Date

  1709 - 1803

• Material and technique

  shakudō, with punched nanako decoration, and inlaid with silver and gold

• Material index

  processed material › metal › alloy › copper alloy › shakudo;

  processed material › metal › silver;

  processed material › metal › gold

• Technique index

  marked › punched;

  covered › inlaid

• Object type

  tool/implement › knife › kozuka

• Dimensions

  9.8 x 1.4 x 0.6 cm (height x width x depth)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Purchased, 1997.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1997.58

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