Blades and Mountings for a Pair of Swords (&lt;i&gt;Daishō&lt;/i&gt;)
Object type: Blades and mountings for a pair of swords (<i>Daishō</I>)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Artist: Yokoyama Kōzukedaijō Sukesada|乙柳軒政信 Otsuryūken Masanobu
Artist bio: Japanese, 1627–1716|Japanese, born 1773
Artist role: Swordsmith|Fittings maker
Artist nationality: Japanese|Japanese
Date: blades, 17th century; mountings, early 19th century
Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, copper-gold alloy (<i>shakudō</i>), gold, copper-silver alloy (<i>shibuichi</i>), ray skin (<i>same</i>), silk
Dimensions: L. of sword (<i>katana</i>) 37 7/8 in. (96.2 cm); L. of sword (<i>katana</i>) blade 35 9/16 in. (90.3 cm); L. of cutting edge 27 3/8 in. (69.6 cm); D. of curvatuer 3/4 in. (1.9 cm); L. of sword (<i>katana</i>) scabbard 29 in. (73.7 cm); L. of knife (<i>kozuka</i>) for sword (<i>katana</i>) mounting 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm);  L. of hair dressing tool (<i>kogai</i>) for sword (<i>katana</i>) mounting) 8 1/4 in. (21.0 cm); L. of short sword (<i>wakizashi</i>) 27 1/16 in. (68.7 cm); L. of short sword (<i>wakizashi</i>) blade 23 5/8 in. (60 cm); L. of cutting edge 17 3/4 in.(45.1 cm); D. of curvature 3/8 in. (0.9 cm); L. of knife (<i>kozuka</i>) for short sword (<i>wakizashi</i>) mounting 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm); L. of hair dressing tool (<i>kogai</i>) for short sword (<i>wakizashi</i>) mounting 8 1/4 in. (21.0 cm)
Classification: Swords
Credit line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, 1936
Accession year: 1936