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–ealry 16th century; mounting, 19th century
Medium: Steel, wood, laquer, rayskin (samé), thread, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), dark red copper (hiirodō), iron, gold
Dimensions: L. 39 11/16 in. (100.8 cm); L. of blade 34 1/4 in. (87 cm); L. of cutting edge 27 3/16 in. (69.1 cm); D. of curvature 1/2 in. (1.2 cm)
Classification: Swords
Geography:    Yamaguchi Prefecture   
Credit line: Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
Accession year: 1936