Blade and Mounting for a Sword (Katana)
Object type: Blade and mounting for a sword (Katana)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: blade, late 15th–early 16th century; mounting, 19th century
Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, rayskin (samé), thread, gold, copper-gold alloy (shakudō)
Dimensions: L. 37 1/16 in. (94.2 cm); L. of blade 33 1/8 in. (84.2 cm); L. of cutting edge 24 11/16 in. (62.7 cm); D. of curvature 11/16 in. (1.8 cm)
Classification: Swords
Credit line: Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
Accession year: 1936