Tea Sword (Chagatana)
Object type: Tea sword (Chagatana)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: ca. 1615–1868
Medium: Ballen, lacquer, wood (rosewood), copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), gold, iron
Dimensions: L. 22 1/2 in. (57.2 cm); D. of curvature 1 in. (2.6 cm)
Classification: Swords
Credit line: Gift of Brayton Ives and W. T. Walters, 1891
Accession year: 1891