Knife Handle (Kozuka), Japan, Edo period (1615–1868), c 1800s
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c 1800s
Knife Handle (Kozuka) in The Cleveland Museum of Art (accession 1947.230), classified by the museum as Metalwork, from Japan, Edo period (1615–1868), dated c 1800s. The museum records the material and technique as inlaid bronze. Measurements: Overall: 1.4 cm (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.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- inlaid bronze
- Dimensions
- Overall: 1.4 cm (9/16 in.)
Technical characteristics
- Classification
- Metalwork
- Culture recorded
- Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
Identification
- Cma id
- 125268
- Museum object name
- Knife Handle (Kozuka)
- Museum object number
- 1947.230
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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