The Gorham Manufacturing Company added their own sterling silver blade designs, decorated with butterflies, fans, and geometric patterns applied to Western-style utensils. The resulting knives resemble Japanese swords with decorated handles. #Japonisme#Japan#knivesThis tweet was posted on October 25, 2022.
Small utility knives, known as kozuka (小柄), had long been highly valued craft objects in Japan where they were traditionally cast from fine metals, such as bronze. #Japonisme#knivesThis tweet was posted on October 25, 2022.