Kozuka

Description

Kozuka or handle of copper, with incised swastikas in squares, squares with nanako ground and a diamond quatrefoil, the crest of the Koriyama clan of Yamato province: Japan, probably Nara School

Museum reference

A.1896.262

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Kozuka

Production information

Nara-shi, Nara-ken, Japan, East Asia

Materials

Copper, Gold

Physical description

Copper, gold

Associations

Crest: Prince Koriyama of Yamato
Yamato province, Japan, East Asia

Exhibitions

• Looking East: The Lady Ivy Wu Gallery (29 Jul 2011 - 08 Jun 2014)
  National Museum of Scotland