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Kozuka, or knife handle, with a cicadafront

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Associated place

Asia › Japan › Kyūshū › Kagoshima prefecture (place of creation)

Date

c. 1825 - c. 1875

Artist/maker

Teruyuki Ryūchiken (active c. 1825 - c. 1875) (armourer)

Material and technique

sentoku, with taka-zōgan (high relief inlay) in gold and silver

Dimensions

1.4 x 9.6 x 0.6 cm (height x width x depth)

Material index

processed material › metal › alloy › sentoku,

processed material › metal › gold,

processed material › metal › silver

Technique index

covered › inlaid

Object type index

arms/armour › koshirae › kodogu › kozuka,

tool/implement › knife › kozuka

No. of items

1

Credit line

Presented by Sir Herbert Ingram, 1956.

Accession no.

EA1956.2913

Glossary (2)

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kozuka, sentoku

kozuka

The handle that holds the small knife called the kogatana.
sentoku

A kind of brass made from an alloy of copper, zinc, and tin.

Location

- Second floor | Room 36 | Japan

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