Hunting Sword and Scabbard
Object type: Hunting sword and scabbard
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: hilt, Japanese, made for the European market
Date: hilt, ca. 1700; blade, ca. 1700–1725
Medium: Steel, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, wood, ray skin
Classification: Swords
Credit line: Gift of Jean Jacques Reubell, in memory of his mother, Julia C. Coster, and of his wife, Adeline E. Post, both of New York City, 1926
Accession year: 1926