Blade and Mounting for a Sword (Katana)
Object type: Blade and mounting for a sword (Katana)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: blade, 17th century; mounting, 19th century
Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, ray skin (samé ), thread, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper, gold,
Dimensions: L. 37 7/16 in. (95.1 cm); L. of blade 32 15/16 in. (87.3 cm); L. of cutting edge 26 7/8 in. (68.3 cm); D. of curvature 3/4 in. (1.9 cm)
Classification: Swords
Geography:    Ishikawa Prefecture   
Credit line: Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
Accession year: 1936