Blade and Mounting for a Sword (Katana)
Object type: Blade and mounting for a sword (Katana)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Artist: Tadahiro (second generation)
Artist bio: Japanese, active mid-17th century
Artist role: Swordsmith
Artist nationality: Japanese
Date: blade, dated 1632; mounting, 19th century
Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, ray skin (samé), thread, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), dark red copper (hiirodō)
Dimensions: L. 38 in. (96.5 cm); L. of cutting edge 26 5/16 in. (66.9 cm); D. of curvature 11/16 in. (1.8 cm)
Classification: Swords
Geography:    Saga Prefecture   
Credit line: Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
Accession year: 1936