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, early 19th century
Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, rayskin (samé), silk, silver, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, abalone shell
Dimensions: L. 35 in. (88.9 cm); L. of blade 33 in. (83.9 cm); L. of cutting edge 24 1/2 in. (64.2 cm); D. of curvature 11/16 in. (1.7 cm)
Classification: Swords
Geography:    Saga   
Credit line: Gift of Brayton Ives and W. T. Walters, 1891
Accession year: 1891