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Kozuka, or knife handle, depicting Ashinaga and Tenagafront

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Kozuka, or knife handle, depicting Ashinaga and Tenaga

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Associated place

Asia › Japan (place of creation)

Date

19th century (1801 - 1900)

Material and technique

copper, with taka-zōgan (high relief inlay) in gold; inlay with incised decoration

Dimensions

1.5 x 9.8 x 0.7 cm (height x width x depth)

Material index

processed material › metal › copper,

processed material › metal › gold

Technique index

covered › inlaid,

decorated › incised,

marked › incised

Object type index

tool/implement › knife › kozuka,

arms/armour › koshirae › kodogu › kozuka

No. of items

1

Credit line

Presented by Sir Herbert Ingram, 1956.

Accession no.

EA1956.2912

Glossary

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kozuka

kozuka

The handle that holds the small knife called the kogatana.

Location

- Second floor | Room 36 | Japan

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