Blade and Mounting for a Sword (Katana)
Object type: Blade and mounting for a sword (Katana)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: blade, early 17th century; mounting early–mid 19th century
Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, rayskin (samé), silk, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), iron, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), gold
Dimensions: L. 35 3/16 in. (89.3 cm); L. of blade 33 1/2 in. (85.1 cm); L. of cutting edge 26 1/4 in. (66.7 cm); D. of curvature 5/8 in. (1.6 cm)
Classification: Swords
Geography:  Tokyo     
Credit line: Gift of Brayton Ives and W. T. Walters, 1891
Accession year: 1891