Blade and Mounting for a Slung Sword (Tachi)
Object type: Blade and mounting for a slung sword (Tachi)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: blade, probably late 15th–early 16th century; mounting, mid–late 19th century
Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, ray skin (samé), silver, silk, copper-gold alloy (shakudō)
Dimensions: L. 42 3/4 in. (108.6 cm); L. of blade 35 15/16 in. (91.2 cm); L. of cutting edge 27 15/16 in. (70.9 cm); D. of curvature 15/16 in. (2.4 cm)
Classification: Swords
Geography:  Mito  Kagoshima Prefecture|Ibaraki Prefecture   
Credit line: Gift of Brayton Ives and W. T. Walters, 1891
Accession year: 1891