Blade and Mounting for a Sword (Katana)
Object type: Blade and mounting for a sword (Katana)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: blade, 16th century; mounting, late 18th–early 19th century
Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, rayskin (samé), thread, gold, copper-gold alloy (shakudō)
Dimensions: L. 38 7/8 in. (98.7 cm); L. of blade 36 5/8 in. (93 cm); L. of cutting edge 27 5/8 in. (70.1 cm); D. of curvature 1 in. (2.5 cm)
Classification: Swords
Credit line: The Collection of Giovanni P. Morosini, presented by his daughter Giulia, 1932
Accession year: 1932