Knife Handle (Kozuka) with Family of Chickens, Japan, possibly Edo period (1615-1868), c. 1615–1868
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1615–1868
Knife Handle (Kozuka) with Family of Chickens in The Cleveland Museum of Art (accession 1940.673), classified by the museum as Metalwork, from Japan, possibly Edo period (1615-1868), dated c. 1615–1868. The museum records the material and technique as Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold. Measurements: Overall: 9 cm (3 9/16 in.). These details are transcribed from the museum's open-access record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold
- Dimensions
- Overall: 9 cm (3 9/16 in.)
Technical characteristics
- Classification
- Metalwork
- Culture recorded
- Japan, possibly Edo period (1615-1868)
Identification
- Cma id
- 119852
- Museum object name
- Knife Handle (Kozuka) with Family of Chickens
- Museum object number
- 1940.673
Catalogue references
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