Kozuka

Description

Kozuka or small knife handle of shibuichi with gold, with a view of Lake Biwa with the Ukimido pavilion at Katata, wild geese flying in to land, boats returning to Yabase, the old pine tree of Karasaki, Mounts Hira and Ishiyama, and Mii-dera temple: Japan

Museum reference

A.1896.261

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Kozuka

Production information

Japan, East Asia

Materials

Shibuichi, Gold

Physical description

Shibuichi, inlaid with gold

Associations

Depicted: Biwa-ko, Shiga-ken, Japan, East Asia
Depicted: Katata, Ōtsu-shi, Shiga-ken, Japan, East Asia