印籠刻昆虫図螺鈿据文象嵌鞘打刀拵 Blade and Mounting for a Sword (&lt;i&gt;Katana&lt;/i&gt;)
Object type: 印籠刻昆虫図螺鈿据文象嵌鞘打刀拵 Blade and mounting for a sword (<i>Katana</i>)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: blade 17th century; mounting 19th century
Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, mother-of-pearl, rayskin (<i>same</i>), thread, copper-gold alloy (<i>shakudō</i>), copper-silver alloy (<i>shibuichi</i>), gold, iron
Dimensions: L. 38 11/16 in (98.2 cm); L. of blade 35 13/16 in. (90.9 cm); L. of cutting edge 27 3/4 in. (70.5 cm); D. of curvature 1/2 in. (1.2 cm)
Classification: Swords
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1976
Accession year: 1976
Tags: Frogs|Insects