Blade and Mounting for a Sword (Katana)
Object type: Blade and mounting for a sword (Katana)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: blade, 19th century; mounting, 19th century
Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, rayskin (samé), thread, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), abolone shell, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi)
Dimensions: L. 37 7/8 in. (96.2 cm); L. of blade 36 1/4 in. (92.1 cm); L. of cutting edge 27 5/8 in. (70.2 cm); D. of curvature 9/16 in. (1.5 cm)
Classification: Swords
Credit line: Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
Accession year: 1936