Blade and Mounting for a Sword (Katana)
Object type: Blade and mounting for a sword (Katana)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: blade, 17th century; mounting, 19th century
Medium: Steel, wood, silver, iron, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper, gold
Dimensions: L. 37 3/16 in. (94.5 cm); L. of blade 32  11/16 in. (83 cm); L. of cutting edge 24 7/16 in. (62.1 cm); D. of curvature 9/16 in. (1.5 cm)
Classification: Swords
Geography:  Tokyo     
Credit line: Gift of Brayton Ives and W. T. Walters, 1891
Accession year: 1891